How do you change the language in iPad Pages?

BRILLIANT! Works perfectly! At least it does with my Apple keyboard. Of course, people still have to make sure they have both keyboards in Settings. Just goes to show how problems that we find really annoying often have a simple solution if you take the trouble to talk to people.

Thanks - I feel humbled :)

eannegrenoble wrote:

Nope - this does not work 4 me. i want 2 type in French or English on a ( French) AZERTY keyboard.

You should have no problem if you do the settings correctly. You need to have both English and French keyboards activated, then make sure that when you tap on those items on the list you have selected French in the Hardware section. Then you will be able to use an azerty keyboard and, by switching between French and English via apple/command plus space, get correct spellcheck for each.

Thx 4 your speedy reply ... but I do have one remaining problème ... I can't see an apple/command key on any of the (integrated) ipad keyboards! - à quick websearch confirmed that I wasn't alone ... does that key exist on an ipad?

eannegrenoble wrote:

I can't see an apple/command key on any of the (integrated) ipad keyboards!

It doesn't exist on the screen keyboard. aRory, to whom you responded, is using a bluetooth hardware keyboard.

If you are using the screen keyboard, you use the "globe" key to switch layouts, and you make sure that in the Software category that appears when you tap on the English item in the keyboard list that you have selected AZERTY.

I find this is a major issue

Well Im using 2 languages on my iPad English and Korean and if I type something in both language they automatically check the spelling as well...

Does it not work for you to just change the keyboard between English and French, which only takes a second via the "Globe" key.

Nope - this does not work 4 me. i want 2 type in French or English on a ( French) AZERTY keyboard. Linking the language to the keyboard settings is à pain :-(

YESSS! At last - brill - thanks a million 🙂 🙂🙂

You don't.

All you can do is hold down the key, for a letter and a menu will appear showing all the alternate accents printed over the letter as in French the e can be ê or è, or ë.

alex bfromgloucester wrote:

You don't.

That's not correct. The language is easily changed by activating the language keyboards you need and then changing them via the "globe" key.

Thanks,

I couldn't find the global key until I activated the other keyboards in Settings/General/Keyboards. Then the emoji button in Pages changed to a globe.