User Guide

Chapter 3 Basics 31
Add or change keyboards
You can turn typing features, such as spell checking, on or o; add keyboards for writing in
dierent languages; and change the layout of your onscreen keyboard or Apple Wireless
Keyboard.
Set typing features. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard.
Add a keyboard for another language. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards >
Add New Keyboard.
Switch keyboards. If you haven’t added any keyboards, tap to switch to the emoji keyboard.
If you have several keyboards, tap to switch to the last one you used. Continue tapping to
access other enabled keyboards, or touch and hold , then slide to choose a dierent keyboard.
For information about international keyboards, see Use international keyboards on page 151.
Change the keyboard layout. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards, select a
keyboard, then choose a layout.
Keyboard layouts
On iPad, you can type with a split keyboard that’s at the bottom of the screen, or undocked and
in the middle of the screen.
Adjust the keyboard. Touch and hold , then:
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Use a split keyboard: Slide your nger to Split, then release. Or spread the keyboard apart from
the middle.
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Move the keyboard to the middle of the screen: Slide your nger to Undock, then release.
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Return to a full keyboard: Slide your nger to Dock and Merge, then release.
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Return a full keyboard to the bottom of the screen: Slide your nger to Dock, then release.
Turn Split Keyboard on or o. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Split Keyboard.
Dictate
If you like, you can dictate instead of typing. Make sure Enable Dictation is turned on (in
Settings > General > Keyboard) and iPad is connected to the Internet.
Note: Dictation may not be available in all languages or in all areas, and features may vary.
Cellular data charges may apply. See Cellular settings on page 161.
Dictate text. Tap on the iPad keyboard, then speak. When you nish, tap Done.
Tap to begin dictation.
Tap to begin dictation.