From Microsoft SwiftKey 2.5.0 it is now possible to show a number row on the keyboard.
To turn the Microsoft SwiftKey number row on or off:
Note: The number row will be off by default.
Due to Apple removing support for 3D Touch on the iPhone XR, cursor control no longer works on Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard.
If your device supports 3D Touch it is possible to trigger cursor control by pressing down firmly in the keyboard area.
On iPhones without 3D Touch, cursor control can be triggered by long pressing the spacebar.
For both methods, you can then move your finger to reposition the cursor.
Your Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard now offers Voice Typing (or voice dictation) - perfect for all those moments when you prefer to speak instead of type.
If you’ve selected English as your Microsoft SwiftKey language option you'll find Voice Typing is enabled by default.
Tap the microphone icon on your Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard to get started.
Speak to begin dictation - the microphone will turn blue. To stop dictation - tap the microphone.
If you'd like to disable Voice Typing, or hide the icon from your Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard:
1. Open your Microsoft SwiftKey app.
2. Tap 'Settings'.
3. Tap the 'Voice Typing' button to toggle off/on.
Your data from Voice Typing will be sent to Microsoft’s speech services to turn your speech into text. If you agree to share your Voice and text data with Microsoft, it will help our speech-recognition services understand you better and make Voice Typing more accurate.
All of your voice and text samples that are shared with Microsoft are de-identified.
Due to this de-identification, if you sign into Microsoft SwiftKey using a Microsoft Account your speech input data will not be viewable in the Microsoft privacy dashboard.
You can stop sharing this data at any time. To do this:
If you wish to contribute voice clips again, choose the 'Yes, I'll contribute voice clips' option.
Note: If you turn ‘Voice Typing’ off altogether, the ‘Help Voice Typing’ button will be disabled.
FAQ:
Quick Period allows you to double tap the spacebar to quickly insert a period into a sentence. This is available to turn on/off in advanced settings. To turn this off please follow the steps below:
Auto Capitalize allows you to start new sentences with a capital letter. You can turn this off if you so wish by following the steps below:
The autocorrect feature corrects and completes your words while typing with Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard. To turn this off please follow the steps below:
To access symbols in your Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard, press the ‘123’ key in the bottom left hand corner of the keyboard.
On iPad this key will look like:
You can also access the standard iOS accents by tapping and holding letters that have other characters associated with them and sliding your finger to the desired character.
Read here to learn more about punctuation on SwiftKey.
To insert numbers using your Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard:
Press the ‘123’ key in the bottom left hand corner of the keyboard. You will see the number row displayed along the top.
On iPad this key will look like:
Microsoft SwiftKey for iOS supports both Key Click Sounds and Haptic Feedback.
We've highlighted how to use each below.
To enable/disable Key Click Sounds in Microsoft SwiftKey:
Please note that if keyboard click is turned off in Apple settings > Sounds & Haptics, this will not affect the settings selected in SwiftKey. However, flicking the iPhone's Ringer switch to the red position will also mute Microsoft SwiftKey’s key click.
See the screenshots below for further help:
We've introduced limited Haptic Feedback for users of iPhone 7 and above.
Haptic Feedback will only trigger when certain keys are pressed, for example: opening the emoji panel, long-pressing the emoji/globe key, and activating the 'emoji bomb'.
