Love copy & paste? We've now made it even easier to use!

You can now send locations to anyone without leaving the keyboard.

We've made it easy to share calendar events directly from your keyboard.

It's possible to use your own photos to create, save, and share personalized Stickers.

Stickers allow you to express yourself in more than just words!

Our new Toolbar provides easier access to the SwiftKey features you love and those we hope you'll come to love.

1. How to access Calendar
2. How to use Calendar

Our Calendar sharing feature lets you insert a calendar appointment with a couple of taps. 

It is worth remembering that you cannot create events using the Calendar - look upon it more as an availability tool.

Calendar is available from SwiftKey 7.0.1 onwards. 

1 - How to access your Calendar

Calendar is accessed through Toolbar. Open Toolbar by tapping the '+' to the left of the prediction bar, then select the 'Calendar' icon.

2 - Navigating your Calendar

By default your Calendar opens on a weekly view.

Scroll up and down to view hour-by-hour, or left to right to switch days.

Tap on the month to see the month in full. Scroll up and down to jump forwards and backwards through different months.

You can specify which calendars you want to see by tapping the 'Filter' icon.

You'll notice that SwiftKey assigns each calendar a different colour, this is to help you differentiate between multiple events and your busy social life!

Tap on a calendar event or available time slot you wish to share. You can insert this into a message by tapping the blue tick.  

Your Collection is a place to store all the stickers and photos you've personalized.
 

To access your Collection:

1. Open the Toolbar by tapping the '+'
2. Tap the 'Pin' icon

Any Stickers you've created using your own images will be saved to your Collection by default.

If you've added text to a sticker from a pack (and wish to save it for later use), tap the 'Pin' icon to save to your Collection. 

If you no longer wish to display the Sticker in your Collection, long press on it and choose 'Delete' when prompted.

One of SwiftKey's most commonly sought after features is to learn – or not learn – when typing certain words or phrases. There are a variety of cases where you'd prefer that common or rare words don't appear in your candidate predictions. This may be the case while working on a specific short term project at work or school, when chatting in a game or forum app, and even when shopping online. Incognito mode addresses these scenarios.  

To switch on Incognito mode:

1. Open up a messaging or SMS app, and tap into the text entry field
2. Open the Toolbar with the '+' icon (if not already open), then tap the Settings cog
   
   
   
   
3. Press 'incognito'. This will initiate Incognito mode (your keyboard will turn black) and switch learning off
   
   
   
   
4. To switch learning back on, open Toolbar > Settings and press 'incognito' once more. 
   
   

1. What is the Clipboard?
2. How to use the Clipboard
• How to copy text to your Clipboard
• How to paste from your Clipboard
• How to delete Clipboard contents
• How to manage your saved clips
3. How to use Shortcuts with Clipboard
• How to create a Shortcut
• How to insert a Shortcut
• How to edit or delete a Shortcut

1 - What is the SwiftKey Clipboard?

When typing with SwiftKey Keyboard for Android, you have the option to copy text and save it for later use. This could be for a quick copy/paste job or something longer form like an email or social media update. Whatever the case, it works for a short term or long term saving of text selections on your phone.

2 - Using the Clipboard

Next we'll guide you through all of the Clipboard's useful functions.

Copy text to your Clipboard

There are two ways to copy text.

Tap into a text field, highlight the text you want copied and select 'Copy'.

Alternatively:

1. Open Toolbar by pressing the '+' icon
2. Tap on the 'Clipboard' followed by the 'pencil' icon
3. Click + to add a new clip<
4. Type your text into the 'Clip content' field. Tap 'Save'

Paste from your Clipboard

1. Open Toolbar by pressing the '+' icon
2. Tap the Clipboard icon. This is where you'll find your saved clips
3. Tap on a clip to paste into your text field

How to delete Clipboard contents

From the Clipboard itself, a quick swipe left or right will delete a saved clip. This can be reversed by tapping 'Undo' immediately after.

Manage your saved clips

Your clips can be pinned to the top of your Clipboard by selecting the pin icon to the right of each selection. Pin copied clips to stop them expiring after 1 hour.

You can also reorder your clips by long-pressing and dragging up or down in the list.

3 - How to use Shortcuts with SwiftKey Keyboard

This feature allows you to create a shortcut to any phrase you've saved on the Clipboard. So if you tire of typing out your address why not add it as a shortcut instead? It doesn't need to be limited to that, use it for any of your most commonly-used phrases to save even more time.

How to create a Shortcut

1. Open Toolbar by pressing the '+' icon
2. Tap on the 'Clipboard' followed by the 'pencil' icon. Any clips you've previously saved will appear here
3. Tap onto a clip and enter some text into the shortcut field. For example: use something memorable like 'Home1' for your address details. Remember to tap 'Save' when done. 
   
   

How to insert a Shortcut

When you type a shortcut your clip content will appear on the prediction bar. Tap on it to insert it into the conversation.

How to edit or delete a Shortcut

1. Tap into the clip containing the shortcut you wish to remove.
2. Erase the text in the shortcut field (or replace it with something else). Tap 'Save'.

There are two methods to enable or disable the arrow keys in SwiftKey.  

1. From the Typing menu
   
2. From Toolbar

1 - From the Typing menu

1. Open the SwiftKey app from your device 
2. Tap 'Typing'
3. Tap 'Keys'
4. Check or uncheck 'Arrow Keys'

2 - From Toolbar

1. Open Toolbar by tapping the '+'
2. Tap the 'Settings' cog
3. Tap the 'Settings' + cog
4. Enter the 'Typing' menu
5. Select 'Keys'
6. Toggle 'Arrow keys' on or off

Once you have enabled arrow keys in settings, they will appear at the bottom of your keyboard:

If you are using the 'thumb' layout, they will appear in the middle of your keyboard:

Tablets:

If you are using SwiftKey on a tablet, you have the option to use the 'extended layout' which provides you with left and right arrow keys on the first pane of your keyboard. 

The full four arrow keys are available on the 2nd pane of the keyboard. To access this tap the '123' key.

1. SwiftKey Keyboard layout options
• Layout for Tablet users
2. Looking for T9 (3x4) layout?

1 - SwiftKey Keyboard layout options

You can customize your keyboard layout from Toolbar.

SwiftKey offers three different layout options, namely: Full, Thumb, and Compact.

The screenshots below provide further detail:

1. Full - Regular Setup

2. Thumb - Split Keyboard that is most useful for typing on tablets or in landscape

3. Compact - For larger devices or those who like typing with just one hand. You can switch which side this is on at any point. Please note that you will need to long press the arrow to move the keyboard side to side.

 To make your choice, follow the steps below:

1. Tap the '+' to open Toolbar
2. Tap the 'Settings' cog
3. Select 'Layout'

Tablet user?

If you are using a tablet, you also have the option to use an extended layout when in landscape which will provide you with left/right arrow keys. To select this option, follow the steps below.

1. Open Toolbar 
2. Tap the 'Settings' cog
3. Tap the 'Settings' + cog
4. Enter the 'Typing' menu
5. Select 'Keys'
6. Tap to enable 'Extended layout'

It's also possible to display a central numeric keypad. Just select the option for 'Thumb layout numpad'. 

2 - 3x4 (T9) layout

Note: SwiftKey does not currently provide a 3x4 (T9) layout option.

Please see this article to change your language layout (QWERTY, QWERTZ etc).

1. How to access the Toolbar
2. What's in the Toolbar?
• GIFS
• Stickers
• Settings
• Themes
• Clipboard
• Collections
• Location
• Calendar
3. Where did the SwiftKey Hub go?

Toolbar is the new way to get faster and easier access to your favorite SwiftKey features.

Toolbar is available to all users running SwiftKey 7 and above.

1 - How to access the Toolbar

Toolbar replaces the SwiftKey Hub. All the features previously found in the Hub are still available in Toolbar.

Toolbar is easily accessible from your SwiftKey Keyboard. Just tap the '+' to the left of the prediction bar.  

2 - What's in Toolbar?

Toolbar is the new home for the following features:

GIFS (1)

Add and send animated images from all your favorite apps. Use the search function to find that perfect GIF for every occasion.

Read more: How to add and search for GIFS

Stickers (2)

If you like GIFS you'll love Stickers too! Add some virality to your conversations with both static and animated Stickers. 

Read more: 

Settings (3)

This area houses all of the SwiftKey settings and options you use most often. It provides quick access to the following:

• Autocorrect
• Emoji predictions
• Number row
• Incognito mode
• Resize
• Layout
• Float

If a setting isn't listed - tapping the 'Cog' icon will take you into the SwiftKey app proper.

Read more: How to access SwiftKey Settings

Themes (4)

SwiftKey offers many themes to enable you to truly make your keyboard your own. 

Tap the 'Palette' icon to scroll through our default themes, or press 'View more Themes' to be shown every design currently available to download. 

Clipboard (5)

The SwiftKey Clipboard houses all of the text you've copied for later use. The Clipboard allows you to copy and paste clips or create Shortcuts for faster insertion.

Read more: How does the Clipboard work?

Collections (6)

Tapping the 'Pin' icon will take you to your Collection. Your Collection is a place where all of the Stickers you've saved and created live. 

Read more: How to manage your Collection

Location (7)

Coming soon.

Calendar (8)

Coming soon.

3 - Where did the SwiftKey Hub go?

Toolbar replaces the SwiftKey Hub that was previously accessible by tapping on the ‘hamburger’ menu on the far left of the prediction bar.

To undock your keyboard, follow the steps below:

1. Open Toolbar by tapping the '+'
2. Tap the 'Settings' cog
3. Tap 'Float'

Move the keyboard around the screen by dragging the circle button. Your keyboard will dock/undock when this circle is tapped.

Your SwiftKey Keyboard defaults to the middle (medium) size setting.

Should you want a change you can access SwiftKey's resizing options in the following two ways.

1. From Toolbar
2. From the Typing menu

1 - From the SwiftKey Hub

1. Tap the '+' to open Toolbar and select the 'Settings' cog
2. Tap the 'Size' option
3. Choose your desired size 

2 - From the Typing Menu

You can also resize your keyboard from within SwiftKey settings in the following way:

1. Open the SwiftKey app
2. Tap 'Typing'
3. Tap the 'Resize keyboard' option and choose your size

Troubleshooting

Please note the size of your SwiftKey Keyboard will likely be affected by alterations to your devices' default font size and magnification/zoom settings. 

Likewise, if you're lucky enough to own a device with a curved screen SwiftKey may not appear as you expect. In both these cases you'll need to use SwiftKey's 'Resize' options to return your keyboard to a size of your choosing.

If you would like to leave feedback on SwiftKey's resizing options please file a Feature Request by clicking [here].