Installing Vietnamese keyboard on MacOS
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) MacOS. Instructions on how to type in Vietnamese will be provided in a separate document.
Set up Vietnamese keyboard on MacOS
![vni-key-mac-step1](https://chudu.name.vn/htv/pluginfile.php/2558/mod_page/content/53/vni-key-mac-step1.jpg)
Step 1
Select System Preferences...
![vni-key-mac-step2](https://chudu.name.vn/htv/pluginfile.php/2558/mod_page/content/53/vni-key-mac-step2.jpg)
Step 2
Click Keyboard
![vni-key-mac-step3](https://chudu.name.vn/htv/pluginfile.php/2558/mod_page/content/53/vni-key-mac-step3.jpg)
Step 3
Click Input Sources
![vni-key-mac-step4](https://chudu.name.vn/htv/pluginfile.php/2558/mod_page/content/53/vni-key-mac-step4.jpg)
Step 4
Click plus sign "+" to add a keyboard
![vni-key-mac-step5](https://chudu.name.vn/htv/pluginfile.php/2558/mod_page/content/53/vni-key-mac-step6.jpg)
Step 5
Select Vietnamese language on the left pane, then choose Telex as input source on the right pane. Click Add.
![vni-key-mac-step6](https://chudu.name.vn/htv/pluginfile.php/2558/mod_page/content/53/vni-key-mac-step5.jpg)
Step 6
Repeat step 4 and 5 to add VNI as input source (if you prefer to use this input type).
![vni-key-mac-step8](https://chudu.name.vn/htv/pluginfile.php/2558/mod_page/content/53/vni-key-mac-step8.jpg)
Step 7
Telex and VNI input sources installed and ready for use
![vni-key-mac-step9](https://chudu.name.vn/htv/pluginfile.php/2558/mod_page/content/53/vni-key-mac-step9.jpg)
Step 8
Click on Keyboard icon then select preferred input source