Hi, I am reluctant to ask this since I do not know much ppl are concerned on this issue, though. Could you tell me what can be done if I cannot start Kanji( Japanese character ) input mode by pressing Ctrl+space/ Shift+space. I wonder what can be clue to start with. Please give help. Thank you. Wathavy. __________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Upgrade Your Life http://bb.yahoo.co.jp/