Review a file by using Reconversion

The feature described in this Help topic is only available if support for Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, or Japanese is enabled through Microsoft Office Language Settings.

You can correct character compounds while reviewing sentences that have already been confirmed. If you find a mistake in an existing document, you can reconvert the characters.

To use this feature, you must be using Microsoft IME 98, IME 2000 or later, or another Input Method Editor (IME) that supports the feature.

  1. Place the insertion point anywhere in the word that has been converted incorrectly.

  2. Right-click the word, and then click Reconvert on the shortcut menu.

  3. In the list of conversion options, select the option you want.

  4. Press ENTER to confirm the conversion.

  5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 above to reconvert additional words.

Note   To reconvert phrases consisting of multiple words or compounds, you need to select the entire target range for conversion before using the Reconvert command.

Example

The following example applies to Japanese text.

The steps below show how to reconvert the incorrect words in the sentence kakukaikakukaishodantaishodantaishodantainosandousandouoeteete,"waapusuruuwaapusuruuwaapusuruuwaapusuruuwaapusuruuwaapusuruu"toshitetoshitetoshiteyonitoutou.. kakukaikakukai is reconverted to kakukaikakukai, and the Hiragana yonitoutou is converted to Kanji yonitoutou.

  1. Type the sentence kakukaikakukaishodantaishodantaishodantainosandousandouoeteete,"waapusuruuwaapusuruuwaapusuruuwaapusuruuwaapusuruuwaapusuruu"toshitetoshitetoshiteyonitoutou. from this Help topic into your document. Place the insertion point at the beginning or in the middle of the word kakukaikakukai, right-click the word, and then click Reconvert on the shortcut menu.

    kakukaikakukai is automatically selected as the reconversion target, and a list of conversion options is displayed.

  2. Click kakukaikakukai in the list of options.
  3. Place the insertion point anywhere in yoni, right-click the word, and then click Reconvert on the shortcut menu.

    yoni reverts to its unconfirmed state, and yoni is displayed as the first conversion option.

  4. Press ENTER to confirm the conversion.
  5. Select toutou, and then repeat steps 2 through 4 above to perform the reconversion.