Keyboard Input Methods - Blackberry Q5 User Manual

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3. Tap the language that you want to type in.
Change your voice input language
1. On the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.
2.
Tap Settings > Language and Input.
3. Tap Voice Dictation.
4. In the Language drop-down list, tap the language you want to use.

Keyboard input methods

An input method enables you to type words or characters that are not available using the characters on your keyboard
layout. In some cases, input methods give you a phonetic approximation of a word based on the keyboard layout you are
using. Your device can then suggest a character or diacritic based on the sound you choose.
In other cases, input methods provide you with gestures and key combinations for languages. Some keyboard input
methods are common to all supported languages, such as word prediction or selecting accented characters by pressing
and holding keys.
All keyboard input methods also support using
You can use your BlackBerry device in many different languages, regardless of the default language you select. However,
the differences between the languages you use may mean that you need specific tips to use your BlackBerry Keyboard with
a language that is different than the default keyboard layout. For example, if you use a language that has more characters
in the alphabet than the language that your keyboard supports, you need to know how to access those additional
characters.
Typing in other languages
You can set your BlackBerry device to recognize three different input languages when you type. As you type, your device
makes predictions based on each of the language families. For example, if you use a Latin-based display language,
predictions appear for any of the configured Latin-based languages. Similarly, if your display language is Korean, it will not
display Arabic or Latin-based suggestions. When you set more than one typing language, you may need to consider the
following:
• Some languages, such as Thai and Arabic, have more characters in the alphabet than there are keys on the keyboard.
You need to use a keystroke combination to access the second or third character on a particular key. For information
about how to access these types of characters, see the help for typing in that language.
• Different languages may have different keyboard layouts. For example, American English uses a QWERTY keyboard
layout, but French uses an AZERTY keyboard layout. Some keys appear in locations that you may not be used to.
• Similar languages may have slightly different keyboard layouts. For example, many languages use a QWERTY keyboard
layout. However, Danish, Spanish, and Romanian include different characters on the basic keyboard that aren't on
other QWERTY keyboard layouts.
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key to access symbols.
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