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My goal is to be able to reselect words after I've pressed Enter or space (evaluating them to kanji or kana, depending on the situation). But let's say I have typed in a word. I typed two ideographic characters instead of the intended りょうしん. Is there a way to highlight a piece of that phrase and get Google IME to re-evaluate it?

I'm trying to figure out how to use tip number 4 from 12 Japanese IME Tips. Seems like I should be able to use Ctrl+Backspace to reconvert words.

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  • Ctrl + Backspace works for me. –  Jul 20 '15 at 01:53
  • Please edit your question to replace the system tag "untagged" (eg by the "ime" tag). Also note that because of these 2 special characters in your question (following the "I typed ..."), because it causes some validation error if somebody tries to suggest an edit to your question (it is a not alowed character) ... they are even not allowed in comments either ... – Pierre.Vriens Jul 29 '15 at 07:19
  • Do you mean Tip 2 or Tip 4?  Tip 2: Reconverting is the only one that mentions Ctrl+Backspace. – G-Man Says 'Reinstate Monica' Jul 30 '15 at 23:10

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By default Google's IME sets it to the 'henkan' key. Unless you're using a Japanese keyboard, you won't have that, so let's change it. Get into Google's IME properties (the exact steps to doing this will differ depending on OS, but try looking for a 'A', 'あ', or 'ア' right clicking on it and choose 'Properties'. In the general tab look for the button 'Customize' on the 'Keymap style' row.

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Sort by 'Command' and change the 'Reconvert' commands to the desired setting by double clicking on the key column, and then clicking on it once more, and then you'll get a dialog that lets you set it.

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