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How to write text
Text input is used in many of the tablet functions, such as notes and messages.
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Help & support guides for your Apple iPad 4 (iOS7)
Text input is used in many of the tablet functions, such as notes and messages.
You can select a number of settings when keying in text.
The following steps show you how to turn on word suggestion, change writing language and write text.
Press Settings.
Press General.
Press Keyboard.
Press the indicator next to "Auto-Correction" until the function is turned on.
Press Keyboards.
Press Add New Keyboard....
Press the required language.
Press the required language.
Press "QWERTY" below "CHOOSE SOFTWARE KEYBOARD LAYOUTS" until the keypad is selected.
Press Keyboards.
Press Keyboard.
Press the Home key to save the settings and return to the home screen.
The following steps require that you're writing text and that the keypad is visible.
Press the writing language icon until the required writing language has been selected.
Press the letters to key in the required word.
A number of words based on the letters you've keyed in are displayed.
To insert the suggested word:
Press space.
To continue without inserting the suggested word:
Press the word suggestion.
Press .?123.
Press the required numbers or the required symbols.
Press #+= to see more symbols.
Press ABC to return to text input.
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