Here’s what to do:

Open your iPad’s configs app.

On the left-side menu, chooseGeneralto display the general-purpose equipment prefs on the right side of the screen.

You now have several options for changing your keyboard language, layout, and features.

The iPad Settings app

Customizable options for the iPad Keyboard

The iPad keyboard options help you customize your iPad.

Most of them are switches you toggle off and on.

“Keyboard shortcuts on the iPadwork in the same way as the auto-correct feature.

General heading in Settings on iPad

You bang out out the shortcut, and the iPad will automatically replace it with the whole phrase.

Tap theplus signin the upper-right corner to add a new shortcut.

pop in the longerPhraseyou want to use and theShortcutto activate it in the text boxes.

General settings on an iPad with the Keyboard heading highlighted

TapSaveto preserve your shortcut.

There is even akeyboard from Grammarlythat will check your grammar as you punch in.

Download the keyboard you want to add from the App Store.

Keyboards settings on an iPad with the Text Replacement option highlighted

In the Keyboard controls, tap theKeyboardsheading.

You will get a list of available keyboards that you have installed on the iPad.

Tap the keyboard you want to activate.

Text Replacement menu on an iPad with the plus sign highlighted

you’re able to remove a keyboard by tappingEditon the custom keyboards page.

The tap reveals a red circle with a minus sign next to the available keyboards.

Tapping this button will remove the keyboard from the activated list.

A new keyboard shortcut with the Phrase and Shortcut boxes highlighted

Deactivating a keyboard doesn’t uninstall it.

You mustuninstall the appto delete the keyboard completely.

Change your iPad keyboard layout to either of these variations in the Keyboard options.

Text Replacement menu on an iPad with the Save button highlighted

Access these alternative layouts by choosingAdd a Keyboardand then finding them in the list of available layouts.

They’re both variations of the U.S. English version.

Keyboards settings on the iPad with the Keyboards heading highlighted

Keyboards settings on an iPad with Add New Keyboard highlighted