How to use the forum, For those who don't know Vietnamese

Because the forum's default language is Vietnamese, navigation in the forum may be a problem if you don't know the language. After registration you can choose to use English as the forum interface's language, but before completing the registration process, almost everything is in Vietnamese, that's why a quick guide is necessary

Ok, don't be confused by all the Vietnamese you're seeing on the page. Just pay attention to some part of the page. Now look at the top of the page, where there is this line:



"Đăng nhập" means "log in", and "Đăng ký" means "Register"

So you click on "Đăng ký" to register. You will be brought to a new page. This page shows the Forum Terms & Rules. You check the box next to this line "Tôi đồng ý với tất cả các điều khoản trên" to indicate that you agree with the forum's terms and rules. Then click on the button "Đăng ký".

This brings you to another page. Now you should do this first: Right below the line



there is this line:



The character "o" here represents a check box. You should check the box "OFF". This means that you are typing using English, not Vietnamese. Then scroll down to fill the registration form:

You'll need to enter information in the following fields (required):










Explanation for the numbers and character in the image above:
1: Your account (Screen name): This is your nick name in the forum
2: You password
2b: Retype your password
3: Your email address
3b: Retype your email address

Then look at the field at the bottom left of the page. There is an automatically generated number there, and you'll have to type the number you see into the text field right on the left:









Then just press "Enter", or click on the button "Đăng ký" on the right next to it. That's it, you've completed the registration and will now be redirected to the main page of the forum. (other registration fields are optional - you can change your information later)

Now you can change the forum interface's language to English. To do this, scroll to the bottom of the page, you'll see this small box at the bottom left of the page:










You click on that and choose "English" from the drop down menu. The forum's navigations now will be displayed in English.

The forum has some integrated dictionaries, which is very convenient: to look up any word in the forum, just hold down Ctrl key and right click on that word. To look up a group of words, highlight those words and press Ctrl + Shift + A simultaneously. A new window will pop up with the explanations of that word or word group. Or you can look up any word by entering it into the text field below the Google search text field:











You can ask for help by making "shouts" in the Shout box on every page.

About posting in the forum: If you're not sure where to make your post, then just post anywhere you like, our moderators will move your posts to the appropriate box. You can make post in English and Vietnamese, other languages are allowed, but I'm not sure if there will be many members who are able to read them (French may be ok however)

That's a brief guide to help you navigate and use our forum at the first vist. You'll get to know how to use other functions of the forum later. If you have any question, don't hesitate to ask me or other forum members.

Lastly, my Yahoo nick is hutpdl - contact me should you are unsure about anything concerning the forum and Vietnamese :)