Configure Vietnamese Keyboard Drivers

Followed are simple step-by-step instructions on how to configure common Vietnamese keyboard drivers for entry of Unicode-compliant Vietnamese characters. Users should already have one of the Unicode-compatible keyboard drivers—VPSKeys 4.3, WinVNKey 4.0, UniKey 3.6, or others—installed on their computer. These drivers typically support most common Vietnamese input methods.

It is presumed that Unicode-compliant fonts, such as Times New Roman, Arial, Courier New, Tahoma, Verdana, have been loaded on the system. Users of Windows 95/98/NT should download the latest versions of these fonts, as the older versions, which are not fully Unicode-compliant, would display question marks (?) or squares (◻) for unsupported characters. Go to http://sourceforge.net/projects/vietunicode or http://sourceforge.net/projects/corefonts to get the updated fonts.

A knowledge of Unicode basics is helpful but not required.

VPSKeys

Right click on VPSKeys icon on the System tray and select Vietnam.
Click Options.
In Kỹ Thuật tab, select Unicode in Sửa Bảng Mã combo box, then click OK.

WinVNKey 4.0

Click on WinVNKey icon on the System tray.
In Keyboard Settings panel, select Unicode for Charset, then click OK.

UniKey

Right click on UniKey icon on the System tray. Select Unicode, or click on Configuration... for more options.
Select Unicode in Character set combo box, then click Close.
Click on the Unikey icon on the task bar or use the key combination specified by the Switch key option to turn on/off Vietnamese mode. The currently selected mode is indicated by the letter "V" or "E" on the System tray.