Windows 10: Vietnamese keyboard layout

Firstly, I would like to thank you Microsoft and the developers behind everything that is Windows.

You've added my decade-long awaited feature which is the native telex keyboard input for Vietnamese language.

However, it's still got several flaws which I'd like to point out and request improvements:

1. The ability to change keyboard layout: currently, it only supports the most popular layout English 101/102 keys. Living in Japan, all of my laptops and keyboards have the same Japanese 106/109 keys layout and it's really hard to type using the new native Vietnamese input because they have different key locations.

2. The English input mode is brilliant since it supports multiple hardware keyboard layouts; you can add a new layout just with a few simple clicks and switch between them easily. Why can't other language inputs such as Japanese or Vietnamese do the same thing? The Japanese input mode allows you to switch between English and Japanese layouts, but it requires a full system restart!

3. There's also this annoying bug: cloned words/characters when typing in 3rd party applications such as chrome.


I would appreciate greatly if the developers could take some time to look into these suggestions.

Thank you.

:)

 

Telex Mode For Vietnamese Keyboard On Windows 10.

Hi Minh-Tam Nguyen-Nhat,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I believe that you are on an older Windows 10 build because Telex Mode for Vietnamese keyboard is available for the latest
Windows 10 Update, i.e., 1903 May update and Windows 10 Insider Preview Builds (19H1) Build so that you can have the best possible typing experience and we're happy to announce that with this build you can now use Vietnamese
Telex and Number-key based (VNI) keyboards for typing Vietnamese!



So, I suggest you to Update Windows 10 to the 1903 version to start using
Telex Mode for Vietnamese keyboard.



If you are not getting the 1903 update through Windows Updates, then I suggest you to follow the steps provided by
PaulSey dated August 9, 2017 from How
to perform an In-place Upgrade with Windows 10 Step-by-Step Guide.



Once you install the Windows 10 1903 update, then follow the below steps to setup Telex Mode for Vietnamese keyboard on your computer.

1. Go to Settings > Time & Language >
   Language from the navigation menu > Select the + icon labeled [Add a preferred language].
   
2. Type Vietnamese in the search box and select
   Vietnamese. Click Next button and install Vietnamese on your device, which will return you to
   Language page.
   
3. Click Vietnamese, and then click
   Option button, which will navigate you to Language options: Vietnamese.
   
4. Select the + icon labeled [Add a keyboard] > Enable the
   Vietnamese Telex keyboard or Vietnamese Number key-based keyboard (whichever you prefer).
   
5. Click the input indicator button on the taskbar (or press Windows key + Space) and select
   Vietnamese Telex or Number-key based keyboard. Input anything via your hardware keyboard or touch keyboard.
   

If you would like me to provide additional advice, simply respond to this thread. I will get notified and I’ll reply to you as soon as I can.

 

Telex mode: Vietnamese keyboard

Hi Tina, my name is Max and I'm an independent advisor.

I suppose you are using an old Windows 10 build because Telex Mode for Vietnamese keyboard is available for the latest Windows 10 build - 1903 May update and Windows 10 Insider Preview Builds (19H1) Build.

Please update Windows 10 to the 1903 version and you will start using Telex Mode for Vietnamese keyboard

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/402766...

If you are unable to install the 1903 update using Windows Updates, please follow the instructions provided by PaulSey dated August 9, 2017 from How to perform an In-place Upgrade with Windows 10 Step-by-Step Guide

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

Once Windows update installed, perform the steps below to setup Telex Mode for Vietnamese keyboard on your PC.

- Go to Settings

- Time & Language

- Language from the navigation menu

- Select the + icon labeled [Add a preferred language].

- In the Search box, type in Vietnamese and click on it. Click on Next button and install Vietnamese on your device. You will be returned in the language page.

- Click on Vietnamese - Option - Language options: Vietnamese.

Click on the + icon labeled [Add a keyboard] > Enable the Vietnamese Telex keyboard or Vietnamese Number key-based keyboard.

On the taskbar, click on the input indicator button - Vietnamese Telex or Number-key based keyboard

 

Vietnamese integrated keyboard support?

Thank for quick response. Did you means Vietnamese keyboard is listed in phone's keyboard setting just like Japanese, Thai,... keyboards? If so, it sounds great.

The Viet keyboard app is good but,of course, it can not integrate into others app such as Office, chat client. If I want to chat with my Vietnamese friends, I must switch back and forth the chat client app and Viet keyboard app. It's very inconvenient.

Hope the next update will support full Vietnamese language.