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iPad User Guide

Add or change keyboards on iPad

You can add keyboards for writing or using Dictation in different languages on your iPad. You can also change the layout of your onscreen or external keyboard.

If you add keyboards for other languages, you can type in two languages without having to switch between keyboards. Your keyboard automatically switches between the two languages you use most often. (Not available for all languages.)

Add or remove a keyboard for another language

  1. Go to Settings 👁 Image
     > General > Keyboard.

  2. Tap Keyboards, then do any of the following:

    • Add a keyboard: Tap Add New Keyboard, then choose a keyboard from the list. Repeat to add more keyboards.

    • Remove a keyboard: Tap Edit, tap 👁 the Delete button
      next to the keyboard you want to remove, tap Delete, then tap Done.

    • Reorder your keyboard list: Tap Edit, drag 👁 the Reorder button
      next to a keyboard to a new place in the list, then tap Done.

If you add a keyboard for a different language, the corresponding language is automatically added to the Preferred Language Order list. You can view this list and add languages to it directly in Settings > General > Language & Region. You can also reorder the list to change how apps and websites display text.

Switch to another keyboard

Assign an alternative layout to a keyboard

You can use an alternative keyboard layout that doesn’t match the keys on your keyboard.

  1. Go to Settings 👁 Image
     > General > Keyboard > Keyboards.

  2. Tap a language at the top of the screen, then select an alternative layout from the list.

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