UniKey is the best Vietnamese typing tool today, almost no computer does not have a copy of this keyboard installed. Both can use Unikey to type Vietnamese in Photoshop , on documents or web browsers, and can convert charsets , chat in games ... even it can help us to use computers to input text. Version with different languages, such as French.
For those who learn French, it is difficult and the first problem is the keyboard, typing and inputting languages. Because France is like China, Japan or Thailand ... some countries have special languages, computer keyboards and their text input methods are quite different, if you want to use, it is required. repeat the keyboard and some other features on your computer.
Use UniKey to enter French text
There are many ways to type in French using a computer keyboard, such as:
- Using Vietnamese keyboard with UniKey or VietKey ...
- Add a French language to your computer and turn the keyboard into an Azerty keyboard (a keyboard exclusively for French users).
- Use keyboard shortcuts.
Here Download.com.vn will introduce in turn for you.
1. Type in French with UniKey software
This is the measure that is applied by many people, because UniKey is an extremely popular Vietnamese typing software for multilingual, just need to change a little settings (edit Code page and Typing method) to easily type be any language.
VietKey can also do this, however, this keyboard has its limitations (not compatible with many models and operating systems) so the tool is not used much.
2. Turn your computer keyboard into a French Azerty keyboard
Azerty keyboard
As mentioned, the French language is quite special and it also has a keyboard structure that does not hide other common languages. Specifically:
Step 1: From the desktop, select the Windows icon in the lower left corner of the screen, go to Control Panel .
Step 2: All Control Panel Items interface appears, click on Region and Language .
Step 3: A new dialog box appears, select the Keyboards and Languages tab , click on Change keyboards ...
Step 4: Here, left-click Add to add a new language for the computer.
Step 5: Find the French language (France) and tick the French item, then click OK to confirm adding new languages. Similar to the article " Type Vietnamese on computers without UniKey installed ".
Choose more French language
Step 6: Back to Text Services and Input Languages , we see the French has been added, choose OK to finish or Add to add other languages if desired.
Step 7: Completely exit the setup window, left-click on the Language Bar icon and select the French language you just added.
Change the language to French
Or if the icon doesn't appear, you can find it below the taskbar.
3. Use keyboard shortcuts to type in French
If UniKey error we can use the second way, but if you want more quickly, you can also use keyboard shortcuts, however, to remember all the system shortcut keys is also not easy.
But one advantage is that, when switching languages or using keyboard shortcuts, we do not need to disable UniKey, nor even need to convert the Code Table or Typing Method to any other type.
With some special French characters, the keyboard is not always the most convenient, or sometimes even unusable.
Some special characters in the French language
Below is a list of some of the special French characters and how to express them with keyboard shortcuts.
CHARACTERS |
ACRONYM |
ü |
ALT + 129 |
buzzing |
ALT + 151 |
û |
ALT + 150 |
umbrella |
ALT + 147 |
ï |
ALT + 139 |
î |
ALT + 140 |
ë |
ALT + 137 |
hey |
ALT + 138 |
Hey |
ALT + 136 |
é |
ALT + 130 |
É |
ALT + 144 |
ç |
ALT + 135 |
Ç |
ALT + 128 |
Æ |
ALT + 146 |
æ |
ALT + 145 |
ah |
ALT + 133 |
â |
ALT + 131 |
» |
ALT + 0187 |
« |
ALT + 0171 |
€ |
ALT + 0128 |
 |
ALT + 0194 |
Ah |
ALT + 0192 |
Above are some methods for those who are in need, want to use their computer to type in French can refer and perform without installing any other help software.
I wish you successful implementation!