BleepingComputer.com: How to type Japanese Hiragana using Microsoft Word?

How do you type Japanese Hiragana in Microsoft Word? I downloaded the Global IME tool so I could do so. I can type just fine in Katakana, however when I try typing in Hiragana the characters come up in a bar on the left side and when I hit enter, they come out as question marks.

This is a picture of what it looks like when I type in Hiragana:
http://img392.imageshack.us/my.php?image=japaa6.jpg

This is a picture of what it looks like when I hit enter
http://img234.imageshack.us/my.php?image=jap2jx5.jpg

Please help me ASAP! I don't know whether there's something wrong with my computer or I just have to adjust a certain setting.

This post has been edited by HawaiianStyle: 30 January 2009 - 12:50 PM

How to Switch between hiragana and katakana in Japanese text
applies to: Microsoft Office Word 2003

It still doesn't work. It comes out as question marks. I've tried this on various computers and I'm still getting this problem.

actually I am also working on the Japanese website and have same problem, I am unable to show the japanese character on browser is any suggestion help???

Hello, I am just making a suggestion..
Global IME works on any computer running on Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0 with SP 6 or later, with Internet Explorer 5.01 or greater. The only other piece of software you need is the Language Pack for the language that you want to write, which you can get when you download Global IME for Office XP.