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Keyboard

Turn Auto-Capitalization on or off: Choose General > Keyboard, then turn Auto- Capitalization on or off.

Normally, iPad automatically capitalizes words after you type sentence-ending punctuation or a return character.

Turn Auto-Correction on or off: Choose General > Keyboard and turn Auto-Correction on or off.

Normally, if the default keyboard for the language you select has a dictionary, iPad automatically suggests corrections or completed words as you type.

Check spelling as you type: Choose General > Keyboard and turn Check Spelling on or off.

Enable caps lock: Choose General > Keyboard and turn Enable Caps Lock on or off.

If caps lock is enabled and you double-tap the Shift key on the onscreen keyboard, all letters you type are uppercase. The Shift key turns blue when caps lock is on.

Turn the “.” shortcut on or off: Choose General > Keyboard and turn “.” Shortcut on or off.

The “.” shortcut lets you double-tap the space bar to enter a period followed by a space when you’re typing. It’s initially on.

Add international keyboards: Choose General > Keyboards > International Keyboards > Add New Keyboard, and tap the keyboards you want to add.

Change a keyboard layout: Choose General > Keyboards > International Keyboards and select a keyboard. For some languages, you can change the both the onscreen keyboard layout and the external hardware keyboard layout.

International

Use International settings to set the language for iPad, add keyboards for different languages, and set the date, time, and telephone number formats for your region. You can also choose a calendar format.

Set the language for iPad: Choose General > International > Language, choose the language you want to use, and tap Done.

Turn international keyboards on or off: Choose General > International > Keyboards, and add the keyboards you want to use.

If more than one keyboard is turned on, press and hold on the keyboard to see a menu of keyboards. See Appendix B, “International Keyboards,” on page 174.

Set date, time, and telephone number formats: Choose General > International > Region Format, and choose your region.

The Region Format also determines the language used for the days and months that appear in built-in iPad apps.

Set a calendar format: Choose General > International > Calendar and select the calendar format you want to use—for example Gregorian, Japanese, or Buddhist.

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