User Guide Part 1

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Pair an Apple Wireless Keyboard with iPad. 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 iPad whenever it’s in range—up to about 30 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. To turn o
the keyboard, hold down the On/o switch until the green light goes o.
To unpair a wireless keyboard, go to Settings > Bluetooth, tap next to the keyboard name,
then tap “Forget this Device.”
See Bluetooth devices on page 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’ve set up keyboards for other languages in Settings > General >
International > Keyboards, you can switch among them by pressing Command-Space.
For information about international keyboards, see Use international keyboards on page 122.
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.
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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.
Dictation
On an iPad that supports it, you can dictate instead of typing. Make sure Siri is turned on (in
Settings > General > Siri) 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.
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