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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.

Grab points

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 iPhone suggest an alternative.

Tap to see all the options.

Undo the last edit. Shake iPhone, 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 iPhone. The

keyboard connects via Bluetooth, so you must rst pair it with iPhone.

Note: The Apple Wireless Keyboard may 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 iPhone. 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 iPhone 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 44.

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.

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