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 个人设置 应用程序。
- 媒体 Windows + I 同时打开 设置应用程序.
- 选择 时间和语言.
- 选择 语言, from the left sidebar.
- Scroll down the right pane to the 首选语言 部分。
- 选择 添加一种语言 在这个部分。
- Choose the keyboard language you wish to add and select 下一页 在底部。
- Select the extra language features to enable them. Then, select Install 安装.
- Once the selected language is installed, you can switch to it using various language switching methods. On the Language page in Settings, click on 键盘.
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 首选语言 并点击 附加选项 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 删除.
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 系统偏好设定.
- 点击 键盘 选项。
- 点击 输入源 选项卡上 Keyboard settings screen to view a list of currently installed keyboard languages.
- 选择 + (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 地址 在底部。
- You’re now back to the Input Sources screen. Enable the 在菜单栏中显示输入菜单 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 (-) 列表底部的选项。
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 个人设置 (the gear icon ⚙).
- In the left panel, click the Advanced drop-down and select 语言和输入.
- 选择说明的选项 Manage input methods, 在左侧窗格上。
- 选择 添加输入法 to add a new keyboard language.
- Choose the keyboard language you’d like to install and select 地址.
- Your newly installed language should say 启用 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.
- 启动 个人设置 应用程序在你的iPhone上。
- 敲打 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 完成 在右上角。
- To remove an installed language, tap 编辑 在右上角 键盘 屏幕。 点击 Remove (-) sign beside the language you want to remove, and then select 删除.
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.
- 打开 个人设置 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 个人设置.
- 一直向下滚动并点按 系统.
- 敲打 语言和输入 在以下屏幕上。
- 选择 虚拟键盘 并选择 Gboard 从名单。
- Select the first option that says 语言.
- 敲打 添加键盘 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 完成 在右下角。
- 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 语言 screen. Choose the language you wish to remove and tap the delete icon at the top-right corner.
请注意: The methods above install a 键盘 language that you can only type in and not a 系统 language on your devices.