WU Libraries, East Asian Library: How to use NJStar Communicator 2.2

Using NJStar Communicator 2.2
(prepared by WU East Asian Library)

Open NJStar:
1. Go to Start.
2. Choose Program.
3. Click Startup menu.
4. Click NJStar Communicator.

A NJStar Icon will be displayed at the right bottom of the screen, and a NJStar CJK Viewer Bar will be started automatically and displayed on the top right corner of the screen.
If you can not see the Viewer Bar, you may point the mouse cursor at the NJStar Icon and click the right button once, then click OPEN

Use NJStar to View Internet Resources and Online Databases:
Press the second button on the Viewer Bar, and it will popup a menu with coding selections (or use the left mouse button to click on the NJStar Icon).

CODING SELECTIONS
Chinese

Chinese Auto
Chinese GB
Chinese Big5
Chinese UTF

Japanese

Japanese Auto Detect
Japanese EUC-JIS
Japanese Shift-JIS
Japanese UTF8 UTF7

Korean

Korean KSC 5601
Korean UTF8 UTF7

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Input CJK

Click the third button on the NJStar Viewer Bar (at top right corner of the screen), and choose Chinese Input, Japanese Input, or Korean Input.
Or, use the right mouse button to click on the NJStar Icon down the bottom right corner of the screen, then choose Chinese Input, Japanese Input, or Korean Input.

Input Japanese Text:
Type Japanese with your selected input method. Where there are a list of more than one character / phrase to choose from, type the number in front of the character / phrase to select. Use [SPACE] key at any time to select the first character / phrase.

NJStar provides Romaji, Kuten, EUC-JIS, Unicode, Radical Lookup and many other input methods.

Input Chinese Text:
Type Chinese with your selected input method. Where there are a list of more than one character / phrase to choose from, type the number in front of the character / phrase to select. Use [SPACE] key at any time to select the first character / phrase.

NJStar provides Standard Pinyin, Double Pinyin, Zhuyin, Cantonese, Radical Lookup and many other input methods.

Pinyin is the primary input method for NJStar. The default Pinyin input mode uses Alt+1, Alt+2, Alt+3, Alt+4 for the four tones. "u umlaut" is entered as uu or v (for instance, [Girl] is coded as nuu3), however, "u umlaut" after j, q, x, or y is entered as u. Rather than enter Pinyin word by word, user may try to input by phrase when possible. To select a character or phrase, press the corresponding number.

Switch CJK Input to English Input:
Use the right mouse button to click on the input button (2nd button to the left end of the Input Bar) to switch between CJK and ASCII mode, or press "Ctrl" key to switch. Input Bar is displayed at the bottom of the windows.

Close Input Bar:
Click the third button on the Viewer bar (at top right corner of the screen), and choose Close All Input to close the Input bar.

Skip navigation Library Home Search Resources Catalog Articles Databases Research Help Check This Out How Do I ... Services Libraries Comments WUSTL		[Return to East Asian Library Page] Using NJStar Communicator 2.2 (prepared by WU East Asian Library) Open NJStar: 1. Go to Start. 2. Choose Program. 3. Click Startup menu. 4. Click NJStar Communicator. A NJStar Icon will be displayed at the right bottom of the screen, and a NJStar CJK Viewer Bar will be started automatically and displayed on the top right corner of the screen. If you can not see the Viewer Bar, you may point the mouse cursor at the NJStar Icon and click the right button once, then click OPEN Use NJStar to View Internet Resources and Online Databases: Press the second button on the Viewer Bar, and it will popup a menu with coding selections (or use the left mouse button to click on the NJStar Icon). CODING SELECTIONS Chinese Chinese Auto Chinese GB Chinese Big5 Chinese UTF Japanese Japanese Auto Detect Japanese EUC-JIS Japanese Shift-JIS Japanese UTF8 UTF7 Korean Korean KSC 5601 Korean UTF8 UTF7 _______________________________________________________________________________ Input CJK Click the third button on the NJStar Viewer Bar (at top right corner of the screen), and choose Chinese Input, Japanese Input, or Korean Input. Or, use the right mouse button to click on the NJStar Icon down the bottom right corner of the screen, then choose Chinese Input, Japanese Input, or Korean Input. Input Japanese Text: Type Japanese with your selected input method. Where there are a list of more than one character / phrase to choose from, type the number in front of the character / phrase to select. Use [SPACE] key at any time to select the first character / phrase. NJStar provides Romaji, Kuten, EUC-JIS, Unicode, Radical Lookup and many other input methods. Input Chinese Text: Type Chinese with your selected input method. Where there are a list of more than one character / phrase to choose from, type the number in front of the character / phrase to select. Use [SPACE] key at any time to select the first character / phrase. NJStar provides Standard Pinyin, Double Pinyin, Zhuyin, Cantonese, Radical Lookup and many other input methods. Pinyin is the primary input method for NJStar. The default Pinyin input mode uses Alt+1, Alt+2, Alt+3, Alt+4 for the four tones. "u umlaut" is entered as uu or v (for instance, [Girl] is coded as nuu3), however, "u umlaut" after j, q, x, or y is entered as u. Rather than enter Pinyin word by word, user may try to input by phrase when possible. To select a character or phrase, press the corresponding number. Switch CJK Input to English Input: Use the right mouse button to click on the input button (2nd button to the left end of the Input Bar) to switch between CJK and ASCII mode, or press "Ctrl" key to switch. Input Bar is displayed at the bottom of the windows. Close Input Bar: Click the third button on the Viewer bar (at top right corner of the screen), and choose Close All Input to close the Input bar.

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