User Guide

Chapter 3 Basics 27
Select text. Tap the insertion point to display the selection options. Or double-tap a word
to select it. Drag the grab points to select more or less text. In read-only documents, such as
webpages, touch and hold to select a word.
You can cut, copy, or paste over selected text. With some apps, you can also get bold, italic,
or underlined text (tap B/I/U); get the denition of a word; or have iPod touch suggest an
alternative. Tap to see all the options.
Undo the last edit. Shake iPod touch, then tap Undo.
Save keystrokes
A shortcut lets you enter a word or phrase by typing just a few characters. For example, type
“omw” to enter “On my way!” That one’s already set up for you, but you can also add your own.
Create a shortcut. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard, then tap Shortcuts.
Have a word or phrase you use and don’t want it corrected? Create a shortcut, but leave the
Shortcut eld blank.
Use iCloud to keep your personal dictionary up to date on your other devices. Go to Settings >
iCloud, then turn on iCloud Drive or Documents & Data.
Use an Apple Wireless Keyboard
You can use an Apple Wireless Keyboard (available separately) to enter text on your iPod touch.
The keyboard connects via Bluetooth, so you must rst pair it with iPod touch.
Note: The Apple Wireless Keyboard does not support keyboard features that are on your device.
For example, it does not anticipate your next word or automatically correct misspelled words.
Pair an Apple Wireless Keyboard with iPod touch. Turn on the keyboard, go to Settings >
Bluetooth and turn on Bluetooth, then tap the keyboard when it appears in the Devices list.
Once it’s paired, the keyboard reconnects to iPod touch whenever it’s in range—up to about 33
feet (10 meters). When it’s connected, the onscreen keyboard doesn’t appear.
Save your batteries. Turn o Bluetooth and the wireless keyboard when not in use. You can turn
o Bluetooth in Control Center. To turn o the keyboard, hold down the On/o switch until the
green light goes o.
Unpair a wireless keyboard. Go to Settings > Bluetooth, tap next to the keyboard name, then
tap “Forget this Device.”
See Bluetooth devices on page 36.
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.