Typing
The onscreen keyboard appears anytime you need to type.

Entering Text

Use the keyboard to enter text, such as contact information, email, text messages, and
web addresses. The keyboard corrects misspellings, predicts what you're typing, and
learns as you use it.
Depending on the app you’re using, the intelligent keyboard may suggest corrections
as you type, to help prevent mistyped words.
Enter text:
1 Tap a text eld, such as in a note or new contact, to bring up the keyboard.
2 Tap keys on the keyboard.
Start by typing with just your index nger. As you get more procient, you can type
more quickly using two thumbs.
As you type, each letter appears above your thumb or nger. If you touch the wrong
key, you can slide your nger to the correct key. The letter isn’t entered until you
release your nger from the key.
Delete the previous character Tap .
Type uppercase Tap the Shift key before tapping a letter. Or touch and
hold the Shift key, then slide to a letter.
Quickly type a period and space Double-tap the space bar. (You can turn this feature on or o
in Settings > General > Keyboard.)
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