User's Guide

Keyboard
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Normally, iPad automatically capitalizes words after you type sentence-ending
punctuation or a return character.
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Normally, if the default keyboard for the language you select has a dictionary, iPad
automatically suggests corrections or completed words as you type.
Check spelling as you type: Choose General > Keyboard and turn Check Spelling
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If caps lock is enabled and you double-tap the Shift key on the onscreen keyboard,
all letters you type are uppercase. The Shift key turns blue when caps lock is on.
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The “.” shortcut lets you double-tap the space bar to enter a period followed by a space
when you’re typing. It’s initially on.
Add international keyboards: Choose General > Keyboards > International Keyboards
> Add New Keyboard, and tap the keyboards you want to add.
Change a keyboard layout: Choose General > Keyboards > International Keyboards
and select a keyboard. For some languages, you can change the both the onscreen
keyboard layout and the external hardware keyboard layout.
International
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languages, and set the date, time, and telephone number formats for your region.
You can also choose a calendar format.
Set the language for iPad: Choose General > International > Language, choose the
language you want to use, and tap Done.
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and add the keyboards you want to use.
If more than one keyboard is turned on, press and hold on the keyboard to see a
menu of keyboards. See Appendix B, “International Keyboards,” on page 174 .
Set date, time, and telephone number formats: Choose General > International >
Region Format, and choose your region.
The Region Format also determines the language used for the days and months that
appear in built-in iPad apps.
Set a calendar format: Choose General > International > Calendar and select the
calendar format you want to use—for example Gregorian, Japanese, or Buddhist.
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