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About typing input languages
You can set a typing input language to use when you type. The typing input language can be different from the display
language. For example, you might use your BlackBerry smartphone in French, but type messages in English.
When you set a typing input language, Word Substitution and other typing options change to the selected language.
Add a language to your smartphone
You can use the BlackBerry Desktop Software to add a typing input or display language to your BlackBerry smartphone. To
download the BlackBerry Desktop Software, from your computer, visit www.blackberry.com/desktop and select the
appropriate option for your computer.
Connect your smartphone to your computer and open the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
For more information about adding typing input and display languages, see the Help in the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
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Delete a language from your smartphone
You can delete typing input or display languages that you don't use to increase the amount of storage space available on your
BlackBerry smartphone.
1. On the home screen, click the Setup icon.
2. Click Languages and Input Methods.
3. Under Manage Languages and Input Methods, select the languages you want to keep.
4. Click Update.
Any languages that you don't select are deleted from your smartphone.
Change an input or display language
In order to change an input or display language, the language must already be installed on your BlackBerry smartphone. If the
language you want to use is not installed on your smartphone, you might be able to add it using the BlackBerry Desktop
Software. For more information, see the Help in the BlackBerry Desktop Software .
1. On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2. Click Typing and Language > Language.
3. For each field, in the drop-down list, click the language that you want to use.
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