Vietnamese keyboard

There are many Vietnamese keyboard softwares with various Vietnamese input methods on the market. The 2 most common input types are Telex and VNI.

To maximise security, It is recommended to use Windows or MacOS built-in keyboard utility.

This guidelines describes how to install Vietnamese keyboard with 2 most common input methods (Telex and VNI) on Windows10 and MacOS. Instructions on how to type in Vietnamese will be provided in a separate document.

Installing Vietnamese keyboard on MacOS

How to type Vietnamese

Set up Vietnamese keyboard on Windows10

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Step 1

Go to Start, then select Settings

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Step 2

Select Time & Language

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Step 3

Select Language

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Step 4

Select Add a language

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Step 5

Input language name "Vietnamese"

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Step 6

Select Tiếng Việt

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Step 7

Click Next

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Step 8

Click Install to install Vietnamese language pack

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Step 9

Click Vietnamese

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Step 10

Click Options button to add Vietnamese input method

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Step 11

Vietnamese Telex input method editor installed by default.

Click Add a keyboard if you want to add another Vietnamese input methode editor.

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Step 12

Select Vietnamese Number Key-based (VNI input method). This is another popular input method. 

You can choose Vietnamese QWERTY either.

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Step 13

Keyboard input method editors are listed after installation.

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Step 14

On the task bar, click Keyboard icon to select your preferred input editor.

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Step 15

Check to make sure  selected input editor displays its icon on the task bar. 

Installing Vietnamese keyboard on MacOS
Last modified: Saturday, 17 October 2020, 10:31 AM