AC1979

Q: iPad Pro / Magic Keyboard | Change language

Hello everyone,

 

I've recently bought the Magic Keyboard (French layout) and I use it to type on my IPad Pro. And here is my problem: when I need to type in a different language (for example English instead of French),  I change the language of the dictionnary and this automatically changes the Hardware Keyboard! So, it makes the "French" Magic Keyboard almost unusable for any other language (I have to "guess" where the letters are). The "Hardware Keyboard" menu (General / Keyboard) doesn't allow me to set a default Hardware Keyboard which remains unchanged when I switch language...

 

thanks in advance!

Posted on Aug 26, 2016 12:44 PM

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  • by Tom Gewecke,

    Tom Gewecke Tom Gewecke Aug 26, 2016 2:46 PM in response to AC1979
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    Aug 26, 2016 2:46 PM in response to AC1979

    AC1979 wrote:

     

    The "Hardware Keyboard" menu (General / Keyboard) doesn't allow me to set a default Hardware Keyboard which remains unchanged when I switch language...

     

    You just set the Hardware Keyboard to French for each software keyboard separately.  There should be no problem doing that.   Let me know if you don't see how it works....

  • by AC1979,

    AC1979 AC1979 Aug 27, 2016 12:49 AM in response to Tom Gewecke
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    Aug 27, 2016 12:49 AM in response to Tom Gewecke

    Many thanks Tom. I must admit that I don't know how it works...

    My menu looks like that (see below). The hardware keyboard (Magic Keyboard) has the "French" layout.

     

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    And

     

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  • by Tom Gewecke,Solvedanswer

    Tom Gewecke Tom Gewecke Aug 27, 2016 3:02 AM in response to AC1979
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    Aug 27, 2016 3:02 AM in response to AC1979

    Any place where you see a ">", you can tap and choose from a menu of possibilities.  So under Hardware Keyboard you can tap US Interantional PC over at the right edge and change that to French if you want.  Same for all the others.

  • by AC1979,

    AC1979 AC1979 Aug 27, 2016 1:38 PM in response to Tom Gewecke
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    Aug 27, 2016 1:38 PM in response to Tom Gewecke

    Fantastic! This solved the problem, many thanks for your help!