Type Text
The onscreen keyboard lets you enter text when needed.
Enter text
Tap a text field to see the onscreen keyboard, then tap letters to type. If you touch the wrong key, you can slide your finger to the correct key. The letter isn't entered until you release your finger from the key.
You can also use an Apple Wireless Keyboard to enter text.
Tap Shift to type uppercase, or touch the Shift key and slide to
a letter. Double-tap Shift for caps lock. To enter numbers,
punctuation, or symbols, tap the Number key 123 or the Symbol key
.
To quickly end a sentence with a period and a space, just
double-tap the space bar.
Depending on the app and language you're using, iPhone may correct misspellings and anticipate what you're typing. Accept a suggestion by entering a space or punctuation, orby tapping return. To reject a suggestion, tap the "x." If you reject the same suggestion a few times, iPhone stops suggesting it. If you see a word underlined in red, tap it to see suggested corrections. If the word you want doesn't appear, type the correction.
To set options for typing, go to Settings > General > Keyboard.
Edit text
Revise text. Touch and hold the text to show the magnifying glass, then drag to position the insertion point.
Select text. Tap the insertion point to display the selection options. Or double-tap a word to select it. Drag the grab points to select more or less text. In read-only documents, such as webpages, touch and hold to select a word.
You can cut, copy, or paste over selected text. With some apps,
you can also get bold, italic, or underlined text (tap B/I/U); get
the definition of a word; or have iPhone suggest an alternative.
Tap
to
see all the options.
Undo the last edit. Shake iPhone, then tap Undo.
Save keystrokes
A shortcut lets you enter a word or phrase by typing just a few characters. For example, type "omw" to enter "On my way!" That one's already set up for you-to add more, go to Settings > General > Keyboard.
Create a shortcut. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard, then tap Add New Shortcut.
Have a word or phrase you use and don't want it corrected? Create a shortcut, but leave the Shortcut field blank.
Use iCloud to keep your personal dictionary up to date on your other devices. Go to Settings > iCloud, then turn on Documents & Data.
Use an Apple Wireless Keyboard
You can use an Apple Wireless Keyboard (available separately) to enter text on your iPhone. The keyboard connects via Bluetooth, so you must first pair it with iPhone.
Pair an Apple Wireless Keyboard with iPhone. Turn on the keyboard, go to Settings > Bluetooth and turn on Bluetooth, then tap the keyboard when it appears in the Devices list.
Once it's paired, the keyboard reconnects to iPhone whenever it's in range-up to about 30 feet (10 meters). When it's connected, the onscreen keyboard doesn't appear.
Save your batteries. Turn off Bluetooth and the
wireless keyboard when not in use. You can turn off
Bluetooth
in Control Center. To
turn off the keyboard, hold down the On/off switch until the green
light goes off.
Unpair a wireless keyboard. Go to Settings > Bluetooth, tap next to the keyboard name, then tap "Forget this Device."
Add or change keyboards
You can turn typing features, such as spell checking, on or off; add keyboards for writing in different languages; and change the layout of your onscreen keyboard or Apple Wireless Keyboard.
Set typing features. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard.
Add a keyboard for another language. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards >Add New Keyboard.
Switch keyboards. If you've set up keyboards for other languages in Settings > General > International > Keyboards, you can switch among them by pressing Command-Space.
For information about international keyboards, see the International Keyboards section -> Use international keyboards.
Change the keyboard layout. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards, select a keyboard, then choose a layout.