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The issue of missing accents and automatic character deletion after installing Unikey or Vietnamese input methods is a widespread phenomenon with numerous causes and appropriate solutions. Typically, Word errors primarily stem from incorrectly installing Unikey or lacking the most comprehensive Full font set, resulting in Unikey's inability to type Vietnamese.
These are practically the Unikey errors that users, whether new or long-time Word document composers, may encounter. This is not to mention the reasons lying in many features within Unikey or other Vietnamese input methods such as the AutoCorrect feature in Unikey, automatic error correction, clipboard usage,...
Fixing the issue of missing accents and automatic character deletion in Word
Cause 1: Pressing the Insert key and activating overwrite mode leading to missing accents while typing
For this cause, readers simply need to press the Insert key on the keyboard (mostly located near the Home and Delete keys). On some laptop models, the Insert key may be arranged at various points on the keyboard. However, you just need to find and accurately identify the Insert word on the keyboard and press it to turn it off.
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Cause 2: Incorrect font formatting between Vietnamese input methods and Word leading to automatic character deletion in Word
This is a fairly common cause due to users applying incorrect font formatting between Vietnamese input methods and Word. This results in font errors that many people often encounter, not only typing wrong accents, missing accented characters, but also displaying very strange characters when typing Vietnamese characters.
For example, when typing the phrase “tai mien phi”, many people will encounter the situation where if they successfully type the word “tai”, after pressing space and typing “mien”, immediately there will be a font error and Word will delete the word “tai”.
The issue may arise from users setting font formatting in Word differently from the character encoding in Vietnamese input methods such as Unikey or Vietkey. Specifically, if users set the font in Word to Times New Roman but activate Unikey with VNI Windows character encoding and Telex typing mode, you will undoubtedly encounter Unikey errors. So, how to fix Unikey typing errors in Vietnamese?
To fix font and Unikey errors, first, readers need to install Unikey or the latest version of Vietkey.
Then, choose the character encoding and typing mode that matches the font in Word specifically as follows:
Unicode: the international standard character encoding widely used worldwide. Many people choose to install Unicode fonts because of their popularity.
TCVN3 Encoding: character encoding according to Vietnam's old standard.
VNI Windows Encoding: character encoding developed by VNI Corporation.
Since these are three different character encodings, switching between them requires adjusting font settings for Vietnamese input. For example:
- Unicode Encoding: includes common fonts like Times New Roman, Arial, Tahoma, Courier, Courier New,... These fonts are widely used, so it's not uncommon to see many people installing Unicode fonts on their computers.
- TCVN3 Encoding (ABC): includes fonts with dot (.) and (.vn) prefixes, such as .VnArial, .Vntime, and .VnTimeH,...
- VNI Windows Encoding: comprises fonts with VNI prefix, for example, VNI-Times, VNI-Avo, VNI-LITHOS,... If you don't have these fonts installed yet, please do so to enable typing Vietnamese if you've switched from Unicode to VNI Windows.
If you're familiar with typing using VNI Windows encoding as well as fonts like VNI-Times, and vice versa, please refer to the guide on how to switch font encoding and fonts within Unicode as introduced by Mytour. Additionally, when installing Unicode fonts, you should look for a Full font set that includes the most versatile and user-friendly font families available today. Mytour advises using Unicode encoding, Telex typing style, and the standard format font Times New Roman for document drafting.
While composing documents in Word, there may be instances where users need to switch font encoding for compatibility between encoding schemes and fonts to enable typing Vietnamese with diacritics. However, even after switching font encoding, there may still be errors. In such cases, you need to disable the Auto Correct function in Unikey to fix font and Unikey errors in Word.
Wishing you all success!
