
In the Kỹ Thuật (Technical) tab, under Sửa Nút Dấu (Modify Accent Keys), keep the default Thường (Normal) selected.ĭ. Deselect Autoload, unless you want VPSKEYS to automatically load, or open, every time you start your computer.Ĭ. When you want to switch back to your original, regional input method (whether English, French, etc.), you can either manually select Địa Phương (Regional) in the application, or you can press ALT + SHIFT to toggle between input methods while typing.ī. In the Điều Chỉnh (Settings) tab, make sure that under Cách Đánh (Input Method), Việt Nam is selected. Without going into all the details and features of the application, here are some basic guidelines for configuration:Ī. ( Important: this is also the icon you right-click on to exit the application when you want to stop typing in Vietnamese.)ĩ. Click on the icon to open the application. In your taskbar, near the system icons for clock and volume, the bright blue, diamond-shaped VPSKEYS 4.3 icon should appear. Click on Hoi Chuyen Gia Viet Nam (Vietnamese Professionals Society).Ĩ. Once installation is complete, access the Start menu.Ħ. To complete the installation, you may or may not be prompted to restart your computer.Ĥ. Run the application and follow the steps for installation.ģ.

Volunteer typists (you know who you are), you can find a copy of VPSKEYS in the folder I've shared with you.Ģ. At the time this article was published, the website was under construction and the software was not available for download.

Download VPSKEYS from the Vietnamese Professionals Society website at. Hooray! Now you’re ready to get VPSKEYS! Follow these steps:ġ. Under the section Cut, copy, and paste, uncheck Use smart cut and paste. Now select Advanced from the menu on the left-hand side.Ĩ. In the window that pops up, uncheck Replace text as you type.ħ. Under the section AutoCorrect options, click the AutoCorrect Options. Select Proofing from the menu on the left-hand side.Ĥ. Select Word Options, located toward the bottom right-hand corner of the window that pops up.ģ. In Word 2007, click on the circular, multi-colored Office icon in the upper left-hand corner.Ģ. Otherwise, you may encounter problems such as seemingly random insertion of spaces as well as capitalization of lowercase letters.

Because some of Word’s features may interfere with the correct functioning of VPSKEYS, you’ll have to deactivate them. It’s free, and you can customize the keys used to enter the accents.īefore you get VPSKEYS, though, there are a few things you’ll need to do if you plan on typing Vietnamese in Microsoft Word. Windows users who don’t mind taking a few minutes to download, install, and set up some software should consider typing Vietnamese using VPSKEYS.
