Change Your Keyboard Language; Keyboard Input Methods - Blackberry Z10 User Manual

User Guide
4. In the Language drop-down list, tap the language you want to use.

Change your keyboard language

You must set up more keyboard languages before you can switch between languages. If you set up multiple languages that
use the same keyboard layout (Such as QWERTY, AZERTY or QUERTZ), your BlackBerry device automatically detects
words in each language.
1.
At the beginning of a new line of text, tap
2. Tap the language you want to type in on your BlackBerry Keyboard.
If you set up two languages that use different keyboard layouts, the language and default keyboard layout automatically
switch to the other layout. If you set up three languages that use different keyboard layouts, your device automatically
cycles to the next language in the list that has a different default keyboard layout. In both cases, your device recognises
words from all the keyboard languages you set up.

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 the
Typing in other languages
You can set your BlackBerry device to recognise 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.
178
.
key to access symbols.
Settings