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Installation & Usage

Vervoco Desktop may be purchased here. (If you'd like the free companion app, Vervoco Remote, so you can type from your phone/tablet over WiFi, it is available on Google Play and from the Apple App Store).

This is how you install and set up Vervoco Desktop:-

  1. When you purchase Vervoco Desktop, you'll receive an email with a download link. Download the Windows installation file.
    Download link
  2. Double-click on the installation file. You'll see a window saying the file is published by Vervoco Pty Ltd. Click "Yes" to allow installation.
    UAC prompt
  3. The installer will open. Click "Next".
    Installer next
  4. Now accept the license and click "Install".
    Install
  5. Click "Finish".
    Finish
  6. Vervoco Desktop will start automatically. A window will open, asking for the key provided in the order confirmation email. Copy and paste it from the email.
    License key
  7. Now let's set up the password you'll use to connect to Vervoco Desktop. Open the system tray overflow list in the bottom-right of screen. Drag the Vervoco Desktop icon out of the overflow, for easy access. Right-click on the Vervoco Desktop icon to bring up the menu. Click on "Change Password".
    System tray Drag icon Menu
  8. Enter the default password "Vervoco" and click "Submit".
    Old password
  9. Choose, enter and confirm a new password, then click "Submit".
    New password

Vervoco Desktop may be purchased here. (If you'd like the free companion app, Vervoco Remote, so you can type from your phone/tablet over WiFi, it is available on Google Play and from the Apple App Store).

This is how you install and set up Vervoco Desktop:-

  1. When you purchase Vervoco Desktop, you'll receive an email with a download link. Download the macOS installation file.
    Download link
  2. Once you download the dmg file, double-click on it. If you agree to the license terms, click "Agree".
    Agree
    In the window that opens, simply drag the Vervoco Desktop icon over to the Applications folder.
    Drag to Applications
  3. Double-click on the "Applications" folder.
  4. This step is only required for macOS Catalina (i.e. version 10.15) and later, due to changes in Apple's Gatekeeper software. In the Applications folder, right-click on "Vervoco Desktop" and click "Open" from the menu. Click "OK" in the window shown.
    Catalina step 1
    Now right-click on "Vervoco Desktop" (in the Applications folder) a 2nd time, click "Open" on the menu which appears, then click "Open" in the window shown.
    Catalina step 2
  5. Double-click on Vervoco Desktop in the Applications folder. A window will open, asking for the key provided in the order confirmation email. Copy and paste it from the email.
    License key
  6. Locate the Vervoco Desktop icon in the system tray on the top-right of screen and left-click on it to bring up the menu. Click on "Change Password".
    Mac menu
  7. Enter the default password "Vervoco" and click "Submit".
    Old password
  8. Choose, enter and confirm a new password, then click "Submit".
    New password

You'll need to perform the installation procedure above before using Vervoco Desktop.

Getting Started

In Windows, double-click on the Vervoco Desktop icon on your desktop to start it running. Right-click on the Vervoco Desktop icon in the system tray (bottom-right of screen) to bring up the menu. (If you can't see the icon, refer to point 7 of the installation instructions above.)
Windows menu

In macOS, start Vervoco Desktop by searching for it in Launchpad or Spotlight, as you would for other applications. Left-click on the Vervoco Desktop icon in the system tray (top-right of desktop) to bring up the menu.
macOS menu

From here, Windows and macOS usage is the same. Select a language from the menu to bring up the keyboard for that language. Immediately prior to clicking letters on the keyboard, click in the document you are working on, at the location where you want to enter text. Type on the keyboard. Click on a suggestion to enter it.

To change suggestion settings or keyboard layout, go back into the menu and select "Keyboard Settings".

Vervoco Remote, available from the Apple App Store and from Google Play, is the free companion app for Vervoco Desktop. Vervoco Remote lets you use the same great keyboards and autocompletion modules as those in Vervoco Desktop, but lets you use them on your phone or tablet and transmit words typed over WiFi to your computer. Vervoco Desktop listens for words coming in from Vervoco Remote and inserts them wherever you have the cursor located. To use Vervoco Remote, you will need to purchase and install Vervoco Desktop.

Please perform the Windows/macOS installation procedure above before starting this procedure.

This is how you set up and use Vervoco Remote for Android:-

  1. If you haven't already, download and install the free Vervoco Remote Android app from Google Play. Open it. Tap on the greyed-out WiFi symbol.
    Main activity
  2. Tap on the "SCAN" button.
    Connection list
  3. In the Vervoco Desktop menu on your PC/Mac, select "Connect Via WiFi", then scan the QR code using Vervoco Remote.
    Mac menu Scanned QR
  4. Enter the password you created in the final step of the Windows/macOS installation procedure above.
    Android password
  5. On your computer, click in the document/text field at the position where you want to insert text. On your phone, start typing. When you see the word you want, tap it. It will appear in the document on your computer!
    Type on phone

Vervoco Remote, available from the Apple App Store and from Google Play, is the free companion app for Vervoco Desktop. Vervoco Remote lets you use the same great keyboards and autocompletion modules as those in Vervoco Desktop, but lets you use them on your phone or tablet and transmit words typed over WiFi to your computer. Vervoco Desktop listens for words coming in from Vervoco Remote and inserts them wherever you have the cursor located. To use Vervoco Remote, you will need to purchase and install Vervoco Desktop.

Please perform the Windows/macOS installation procedure above before starting this procedure.

This is how you set up and use Vervoco Remote for iOS:-

  1. If you haven't already, download and install the free Vervoco Remote iOS app from the Apple App Store. Open it. Tap on the "Connect" button, which has a greyed-out WiFi symbol on it.
    iOS connect
  2. Tap on the "SCAN" button.
    iOS connection list
  3. In the Vervoco Desktop menu on your PC/Mac, select "Connect Via WiFi", then scan the QR code using Vervoco Remote.
    Mac menu iOS scanned QR
  4. Enter the password you created in the final step of the Windows/macOS installation procedure above.
    iOS password
  5. On your computer, click in the document/text field at the position where you want to insert text. On your phone, start typing. When you see the word you want, tap it. It will appear in the document on your computer!
    iOS select word

Please refer to this brief guide to features and settings available for Old Testament Hebrew.

First, follow the above installation instructions for Vervoco Desktop and, if you want to draw equations on your phone or tablet rather than your computer, also follow the above instructions for Vervoco Remote for iOS/Android.

This short video demonstrates how to draw, copy, paste and delete equations, as well as how to insert your equations into a document. Should you need further help, just ask.

FAQ

Convenience! The autocomplete feature means you need far fewer keystrokes.

Vervoco Desktop does not require you to swap languages in the operating system or remember key bindings. It is completely visual. You'll be able to concentrate on what you're writing, rather than on how to type it.

Also, Vervoco Desktop uses Unicode polyphonic characters, all supported by standard system fonts, for portability and printability.

It's super-simple. As connection parameters are stored by the app, very little effort is required to reconnect on a previously used WiFi network. In fact, when you start the app, it will connect automatically to the last connection used, if it is available.

There are a couple more steps required the very first time you use Vervoco Desktop on a particular WiFi network: scanning a barcode and entering a password. Still super-simple! The video below shows the process.

For such situations, we've bundled an on-screen keyboard with Vervoco Desktop so that you can use the bundled keyboard on your Windows or macOS screen, with no WiFi connection required.

However, we think you'll find the connection process is super-simple, so why not give it a go? Select the subscription version for a free-trial.

Yes! Let us know which languages/symbols are of interest to you, so we can prioritize them.

Yes! The subscription option comes with a 14-day free trial. If you are not satisfied with the product, just cancel the subscription within the trial period and you will not be charged anything.

Absolutely! Contact us and we can help arrange a gift purchase.