User Guide

Change a keyboard’s layout: In Settings, choose General > Keyboard > International
Keyboards and select a keyboard. You can make separate selections for both the on-
screen software and external hardware keyboards for each language.
The software keyboard layout determines the layout of the keyboard that appears on
the iPhone screen. The hardware keyboard layout determines the layout of an Apple
Wireless Keyboard connected to iPhone.
The Edit User Dictionary setting appears when you have any of the following
keyboards turned on:
Chinese - Simplied (Pinyin) Â
Chinese - Traditional (Pinyin) Â
Chinese - Traditional (Zhuyin) Â
Japanese (Romaji) Â
Japanese (Ten Key) Â
Add a word to the dictionary: In Settings, choose General > Keyboard > Edit User
Dictionary. Tap +, tap the Word eld and enter the word, then tap the Yomi, Pinyin, or
Zhuyin eld and enter the input.
You can have multiple inputs for each word, depending on the keyboards that are
turned on.
See “International Keyboards” on page 40.
International
Use International settings to set the language for iPhone, turn keyboards for dierent
languages on or o, and set the date, time, and telephone number formats for your
country or region.
Set the language for iPhone: Choose General > International > Language, choose the
language you want to use, then tap Done.
Set the Voice Control language for iPhone: Choose General > International > Voice
Control, then choose the language you want to use (iPhone 3GS or later).
Add international keyboards:
1 Choose General > International > Keyboards.
The number of active keyboards appears next to the right arrow.
2 Tap “Add New Keyboard…,” then choose a keyboard.
You can add as many keyboards as you want. To learn about using international
keyboards, see “International Keyboards” on page 40.
Edit your keyboard list: Choose General > International > Keyboards, then tap Edit
and do one of the following:
 To delete a keyboard, tap , then tap Delete.
 To reorder the list, drag next to a keyboard to a new place in the list.
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