Characters are displayed as SBC (Single Byte Character Set) after using the "@" symbol when IME (Input Method Editor) is turned on

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Word for Microsoft 365 Outlook for Microsoft 365

Last Updated: Sep 16, 2021

ISSUE

If you've enabled IME (Input Method Editor) and type any character after an @ symbol, the characters are shown in SBCS (Single Byte Character Set).

STATUS: WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, revert to a previous version of an IME by following the steps listed in this article:

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