1 - Typing with SwiftKey

How does it work?

SwiftKey is designed to improve the ease and accuracy of your typing, no matter how
(or what) you type!

We use advanced error correction to make grammar and spelling errors a thing of the
past.

We predict your NEXT word so you won't need to press more than two letters!

We learn as you type and remember how you write. This means that over time our
prediction engine creates a dynamic contextual understanding of your writing style
to boost the accuracy and speed of the predictions.

Read more: How does the prediction bar work?

Keyboard Navigation
We don’t want you hunting for the percentage key, or wondering where the hashtag
went. So here’s a little roundup of where things are located on the keyboard for
the QWERTY layout using English US (depending on whether you’ve added a number row,
arrow keys etc. your keyboard may look different).

First keyboard pane:

Second keyboard pane (accessed by tapping '123' key):

Third keyboard pane (accessed by tapping '{&=' key):

Emoji Panel (accessed by tapping/long pressing the enter/emoji key):

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Using SwiftKey Flow

SwiftKey Flow essentially allows you to type by gliding your finger across the
keyboard. As you glide across the letters, you’ll see predictions appearing on the
prediction bar - as soon as you see the word you’re after, just lift your finger
and the word will be inserted!

SwiftKey Flow also allows you to glide through space, meaning that you can flow a
word, move down to the spacebar, and flow the next word - all without lifting a
finger.

Tip: You can switch seamlessly between flowing and tapping - there’s no need to
change modes.

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Gestures
If you’re not a fan of SwiftKey Flow and have disabled it (see how to do so here),
then you will have the option to use the following gestures with SwiftKey:

Slide up on the keys to capitalize (like tapping the shift key)

Slide from right to left on the keys to delete word by word
Slide down on the keys to minimize the keyboard
Additionally, if more than one language is in use, and both are using a different
layout or alphabet, you can slide left or right on the spacebar to change layout
(e.g. from English to Greek). Note: This is still usable with SwiftKey Flow
enabled.

Tip: Gestures are activated by the speed of the gesture, rather than distance. If
you are having problems with your gestures, please try sliding your finger a bit
faster across your keyboard.

Removing/Adding words

SwiftKey is clever by default, but occasionally odd, offensive or just plain weird
words slip through the net. Don’t panic - it's easy to remove words you don't want
to see.

The next time this word shows up as a prediction, simply long press the prediction
and you’ll see a pop up notification asking whether you’d like to remove the
prediction. Just press ‘OK’ and the word will be removed from your language model.

This word won’t be predicted again unless you retype the word, or SwiftKey relearns
it from any of your Personalization sources (e.g. Twitter, Facebook, email etc).

Multiple Languages
We know you’re a clever bunch, and many of you speak two, three or even more
languages. SwiftKey enables you to effortlessly type in up to five languages at
once.

If your selected languages use the same alphabet and you have selected the same
layout for all of them (i.e. QWERTY), then all you need to do is... type! It
doesn't matter which language you start typing in, SwiftKey can detect the one
you’re using and offer you predictions/corrections accordingly.

Even if you are using languages with different layouts or alphabets, you can switch
between them at the mere swipe of a finger. Simply press on the spacebar and then
slide left or right to change up your language/layout.

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Tip: If you want easy access to all accented characters, just navigate to the
‘Keys’ settings page in the app by tapping Typing > Keys and check ‘Accented
Characters’.

2 - Keyboard Layout/Size
SwiftKey provides you with the option to resize, reposition and change the layout
of your keyboard.

In its default setting SwiftKey presents itself as a traditional full-width

keyboard. There are other layout options available to you though - and to get at
them you simply need to open your Toolbar and tap the 'Settings' cog.

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One-handed mode
This is a compact, reduced-width keyboard, designed for one handed typing.

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Learn more about one-handed mode

Float/undock keyboard
This option enables you to ‘float’ the keyboard from the base of the screen, thus
providing the freedom to move and position your keyboard wherever you like.

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Learn more about float mode/undocking your keyboard

Thumb/split keyboard mode

The thumb layout offers you a split keyboard.

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Learn more about thumb layout/split keyboard

Tablet layout
If you’re using SwiftKey on a tablet or large screen device, you also have the
additional ‘Extended Layout’ and a ‘Thumb Layout Numpad’ options which can be
accessed from SwiftKey Settings > Typing.

Learn more about using SwiftKey on a tablet

Resizing
SwiftKey enables you to specify your own keyboard size - just open Toolbar, choose
the 'Settings' cog, then tap 'Size'.

Learn more about resizing your SwiftKey Keyboard

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

Open the SwiftKey app

Tap 'Typing'
Tap 'Keys'
'Resize keyboard' option will be at the top
3 - Keyboard Themes
About Themes
We genuinely want to facilitate you in expressing your uniqueness, and so we
decided to invest in designing and creating the very best quality themes for your
keyboard.

SwiftKey has a plethora of themes for your keyboard, whatever your style may be!
We’ve got beautiful, stylish, minimal, fun, crazy and everything in between.

For those of you already signed up to a SwiftKey Account, just open Toolbar, go to
the ‘Themes’ pane, and tap ‘View more themes’. From here you can browse through our
themes to your heart’s content, and when you see one you like, simply tap to
download. Next time you open your keyboard, your brand new theme will be shining
back at you in all its glory.

If you haven’t yet created a SwiftKey Account, now is a good time to do so -

especially if you’d like to try out our lovely themes.

If you’d like to read more about the SwiftKey Account before signing up, you can do
so here.

Changing Theme
Open Toolbar, go to the Themes pane and you’ll see our theme carousel. Here you can
scroll through some of your downloaded themes, and tap an image to switch to a new
one.

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Want to learn more about SwiftKey? Follow this handy tutorial.