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Chapter 3 Basics 27

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 may not support keyboard features that are on your device.

For example, it doesn’t 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.

Add a keyboard for another language. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add

New Keyboard.

Switch keyboards. If you haven’t added any keyboards, tap to switch to the emoji keyboard.

If you have several keyboards, tap to switch to the last one you used. Continue tapping to

access other enabled keyboards, or touch and hold , then slide to choose a dierent keyboard.

For information about international keyboards, see Use international keyboards on page 150.

Change the keyboard layout. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards, select a

keyboard, then choose a layout.

Dictate

If you like, you can dictate instead of typing on iPod touch. Make sure Enable Dictation is turned

on (in Settings > General > Keyboard) and iPod touch is connected to the Internet.

Note: Dictation may not be available in all languages or in all areas, and features may vary.

Dictate text. Tap on the onscreen keyboard, then speak. Tap Done when you nish.

Tap to begin dictation.