Novice trying to create Japanese font

[kmkz]

I’m trying to create a Japanese font (with just katakana initially). I have tested by adding the first 5 katakana characters. When I install this font on my computer it seems to work OK in excel but not in word or photoshop. I can see the font listed in photoshop (and word) but when I try to use the appropriate keys for the test katakana the characters revert to a default Japanese font. Do I need to register the font as being Japanese in some way?

[Allan Murray]

On the unicode scripts setting of the mapping window, select 30A0 Katakana, and make sure the active box is ticked.

[kmkz]

Hi - thanks this has done the trick - it seems that you also have to be sure to untick the active box in the basic latin window too.