Optimal Setting Adjustment for Outlook 2000 Go to "Tools" of Outlook Main window and select "Options..." Options window will appear Click on Mail Format tab Under "Message Format," Select "Plain Text" for "Send in this message format:" (It's up to your preference whether to put a check mark on "Use Microsoft Word to edit e-mail messages") Click on "Settings..." button and Plain Text Settings window will appear Select "MIME" for "Message format" and clear the check mark on "Allow 8-bit characters in headers" Click on "OK" to close Plain Text Settings window Click on "International Options..." button For "Use this encoding for outgoing messages:," select "Japanese (JIS-Allow 1 byte Kana)" For "Use this encoding for unmarked received messages:," select "Japanese (Auto-Select)" Click on "OK" to close International Option window Click on "Fonts..." button, then "International Fonts" button Select Japanese from the large menu Select a Japanese font in "Propotional font" [e.g. UWJMG3 (SJIS), UWJGOT (SJIS), MS Mincho, or MS Gothic] Select a Japanese font in "Fixed width font" if available For "Encoding," select "Japanese (Auto-select)" Click on "Set as Default" button, and "OK" to close "Fonts" Under "Message fonts," choose a Japanese font for all three options [e.g. UWJMG3 (SJIS), UWJGOT (SJIS), MS Mincho, or MS Gothic] Click on "OK" to close "Fonts" window Click on either "Apply" or "OK" and close "Options" window When composing a message, go to "Format" and select "Encoding," then click on "Japanese (JIS-Allow 1 byte kana)"