Change typing options for an external keyboard with iPad
When using an external keyboard, you can change typing options such as turning auto-correction, predictive text, and smart punctuation on or off.
Change typing options for an external keyboard
You can change how iPad automatically responds to your typing on an external keyboard.
Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Hardware Keyboard, then do any of the following:
Assign an alternative keyboard layout: Tap a language at the top of the screen, then choose an alternative layout from the list.
An alternative keyboard layout allows you to enter letters and marks that are different from the ones on your external keyboard. For example, with the ABC - Extended keyboard layout, you can type letters and diacritical marks for several different European languages and tone marks for Mandarin Chinese in Pinyin. See Enter characters with diacritical marks while using an external keyboard on iPad.
Turn Auto-Capitalization on or off: When this option is selected, an app supporting this feature capitalizes proper nouns and the first words in sentences as you type.
Turn Auto-Correction on or off: When this option is selected, an app supporting this feature corrects the spelling as you type.
Turn “.” Shortcut on or off: When this option is selected, double-tapping the space bar inserts a period followed by a space.
Change typing options for all keyboards
You can turn on or off special typing features—such as predictive text and smart punctuation—that assist you when you type. These settings apply to your onscreen keyboard and external keyboard.
Go to Settings > General, then tap Keyboard.
In the list below All Keyboards, turn typing features on or off.
For several options, including auto-correction and auto-capitalization, you can specify different settings for your external keyboard in Settings > General > Keyboard > Hardware Keyboard.