Blackberry Q10 Smartphone 10 3 1 User Guide

You can use your BlackBerry device in many different languages, regardless of the default language you select. However, 
the differences between the languages you use may mean that you need specific tips to use your 
BlackBerry Keyboard with 
a language that is different than the default keyboard layout. For example, if you use a language that has more characters  in the alphabet than the language that your keyboard supports, you need to know how to access those additional 
characters.
Typing in other...

Character guide for Arabic or Farsi
The typical Arabic keyboard layout looks like this:
 
 
The following table shows how to type the Arabic and Farsi alphabet when there is more than one native character on each physical key.
Single key pressDouble key press + key pressMulti-tap

Single key pressDouble key press + key pressMulti-tapi (Farsi only)i (Farsi only)b i

 
 
Character guide for Zhuyin
The typical Zhuyin or BoPoMoFo keyboard layout looks like this:
 
 
Typing in Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, or Swedish
The Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, and Swedish languages are largely based on a Latin alphabet with a few variations. These 
languages use the basic QWERTY keyboard layout with the addition of Å, Æ and 

 
In some cases, you may notice that the BlackBerry Keyboard varies slightly from this example depending on the input 
language. If your device doesn

Typing in Japanese
The Japanese keyboard supports the following features:

 
Typing in Latin-based languages
The Latin-based languages that use a variation of the QWERTY, QWERTZ, or AZERTY keyboard layout support the following features:

The basic QWERTZ keyboard looks like this:
 
 
The AZERTY keyboard layout is used for typing in French.
The basic AZERTY keyboard looks like this:
 
 
The QWERTY, QWERTZ, and AZERTY keyboards using the Latin alphabets have different alternate characters depending 
on the language you select. For example, in French, if you tap and hold the letter A, the prediction menu displays accented  characters for the letter A. In Romanian, if you tap and hold the letter S, the prediction menu appears with 

Character guide for Thai
The typical Thai keyboard looks like this:
 
 
The following table shows how to type the Thai alphabet when there is more than one native character on each.
Single key press + key pressไๆๆ
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