Installing a keyboard language enables you to type all the popular languages spoken around the world. Nearly all platforms including Windows, macOS, Chrome OS, iOS, and Android allow you to install additional keyboard languages.
Once you’ve added a language, you can toggle amongst all the available languages on your device.You can uninstall a keyboard language if you don’t intend to use it anymore.
How to Install a Keyboard Language on Windows 10
Microsoft offers several languages to install on your Windows 10 PC using the Setting app.
- pindutin Windows + I susi nang sabay-sabay upang buksan ang Mga Setting ng App.
- piliin Oras at Wika.
- piliin Wika, from the left sidebar.
- Scroll down the right pane to the Mga gustong wika seksyon.
- piliin Magdagdag ng isang wika sa seksyong ito.
- Choose the keyboard language you wish to add and select susunod sa ilalim.
- Select the extra language features to enable them. Then, select I-install.
- Once the selected language is installed, you can switch to it using various language switching methods. On the Language page in Settings, click on Keyboard.
9. In the drop down list, go ahead and select your new language for the keyboard input.
- You can also click on the language under Mga Ginustong Wika at mag-click sa Options to install more features for your language like additional keyboards, if they exist.
- To remove a keyboard language, repeat steps 1-3 listed above to reach the Language screen, select the language and choose Alisin.
How to Install a Keyboard Language on macOS
Follow the steps below to install and use a keyboard language on macOS.
- Select the Apple logo at the top-left corner of your Mac’s screen and choose Kagustuhan ng System.
- Piliin ang Keyboard pagpipilian.
- Piliin ang Mga Pinagmulan ng Pag-input tab sa Keyboard settings screen to view a list of currently installed keyboard languages.
- piliin + (Add) at the bottom of the list, to add a new language.
- Select the language you’d like to add, from the left sidebar.
- Select an input source on the right for your language, and then select Idagdag sa ilalim.
- You’re now back to the Input Sources screen. Enable the Show Input menu in menu bar option to switch between languages using your Mac’s menu bar.
- To remove an installed language, select that language in the list and select the Remove (-) opsyon sa ibaba ng listahan.
How to Install a Keyboard Language on Chromebook
Chrome OS-based devices like Chromebook also let you add and use multiple keyboard languages.
- Select the time at the lower-right corner of your screen and select Setting (the gear icon ⚙).
- In the left panel, click the Advanced drop-down and select Mga wika at input.
- Piliin ang pagpipilian na nagsasabi Manage input methods, sa kaliwang pane.
- piliin Magdagdag ng mga pamamaraan ng pag-input to add a new keyboard language.
- Choose the keyboard language you’d like to install and select Idagdag.
- Your newly installed language should say Pinagana next to it. This means it’s now usable on your Chromebook.
You may now open a text document on your Chromebook and use the new language to write in it.
How to Install a Keyboard Language on iPhone
Apple makes it easy to add a keyboard language to your iPhone. You have several languages to choose from, each with their own keyboard layout.
- Ilunsad ang Setting app sa iyong iPhone.
- Tapikin General > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard.
- Click on the language from the list to install the language keyboard
- Select the keyboard layout for your chosen language and tap Tapos sa kanang sulok sa itaas.
- To remove an installed language, tap Edit sa kanang sulok sa itaas ng keyboard screen. Tap the Remove (-) sign beside the language you want to remove, and then select alisin.
How to Install a Keyboard Language on Android
While most Android devices use Gboard, you don’t necessarily need to use this keyboard app to write in multiple languages. Nearly all keyboard apps have the option to install an additional language, and the procedure to do that is pretty much the same as the Gboard procedure.
Since Gboard is the most commonly used keyboard app, here we’ll show you how to install a language in this keyboard app.
- Buksan ang Setting app on your Android device. To do this, either pull down from the top of your screen and select the cog icon, or open the app drawer and select Setting.
- Mag-scroll pababa at tapikin ang Sistema.
- Tapikin Mga Wika at Input sa sumusunod na screen.
- piliin Virtual keyboard at pumili Gboard mula sa listahan.
- Select the first option that says Mga wika.
- Tapikin Add Keyboard at the bottom to install a new keyboard language.
- Select the language you’d like to use on your device.
- On the following screen, choose the keyboard type you’d like to have for your selected language. Select Tapos sa kanang sulok sa ibaba.
- You can switch to your newly added language the next time you use Gboard.
- To remove an installed language, tap the pencil icon at the top-right corner of the Mga wika screen. Choose the language you wish to remove and tap the delete icon at the top-right corner.
tandaan: The methods above install a keyboard language that you can only type in and not a sistema language on your devices.