Elements:  Are the detailed documentation for message composition, keyboard creation and keyboard file management.  See the index to access specific topics. Scroll to the index number.

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MyOwnKeyboard Index

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 #1    Start Up, create 2 keyboards.  

 #2    Voice translation.  

 #3    Keyboard structure.  

 #4    Toggle keyboards.  

 #5    Key groups, navigation keys.  

 #6    CREATE a training keyboard.  

 #7    Keyboard storage.  

 #8    COMPOSE. 

 #9    Phrase indexed keyboards. 

 #10   Cut/Copy/Paste, Save, Restore.  

 #11   Text file storage.  

 #12   File Errors  

 #13   File transfers: Keyboards and Text.

  

 

 #1  START UP - CREATE 2 KEYBOARDS:   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

 START UP NOTES:

  ~ Important on entering text. ~

  

 The Compose view creates your messages, use the APP keyboard for text enter and editing. If you touch the screen or use a hard keyboard, the operating system moves the pointer, the app does not know it moved and the app enters text in the wrong place.

     Press TextStart then TextEnd then use the arrow keys to reset the pointer. Apple engineers are working on this.

 

 In other views, screen touching text fields or text areas is the only way to enter text. The IOS keyboard appears, either a large keyboard or a small floating movable keyboard by dragging its bottom. If the large keyboard appears, pinch in to show the small keyboard. Pinch out the small keyboard to make a large keyboard. To dismiss a small or large keyboard press the keyboard icon or the return button. The return button is used to dismiss the current method and show the view bar on top.

 

OK Lets get the FIRST KEYBOARD done!

 

IMPORTANT:  

   Touching the Protect button protects your keyboard from deleting all key characters with the Clear button or touching a country button. It is unprotected after saving the keyboard.  The UnProtect button stops protection.

 

 Select your country language keyboard and touch PROTECT. Touch Clear or any bottom buttons, nothing is cleared or replaced.

 

 Enter a file name, suggest a short name like a 3 character country code as shown on the layout.

 

 Make changes on the keys using the popup system keyboard or select a country KB from the globe button. Touch a key, enter your change. The keys with the same 2 characters are lower and upper case. 

 To use other country keyboards for key sources, go to settings/general/keyboard/Keyboards/Add New Keyboard and select the country of choice.  

 When your changes are done, Save the file (Protect is turned off), touch Test, touch COMPOSE and there's your keyboard! The file is stored in the app Document directory.

 

To edit your KB, enter the file name ???, touch Edit, make changes, Save, Test, COMPOSE to test it.

 

Try it out. Type a message, use some edit keys, become familiar.

 

Go back to Create, touch Restore to see your keyboard. Make changes then Save, Test and COMPOSE over and over as many times as needed. 

 

 

 SECOND KEYBOARD  

 

 Select the Emoji layout and turn PROTECT on.

 

 Make some changes to the suggested emoji keyboard by pressing the Globe and select Emoji. Then select a layout key and press the Emoji you want.  

     If you put 2 emojis on one key you will have a lower and upper case pair. Like thumbs up, thumbs down, Smile or frown.

     

 Enter a File Name: Like emo. Touch Save (Protect is turned off). The file is stored in the app Document directory. 

 

 To test: touch Test, COMPOSE to see your keyboard. Type some text. Return to CREATE, touch Restore. Make changes, Save, Test, COMPOSE and Restore over and over. 

 

 To edit your KB, enter the file name emo, touch Edit, make changes, Save, Test, COMPOSE to test it.

 

 You have created your language keyboard and changed your Emoji keyboard.  Now assign them to the instant buttons in the Storage view.

 

 ASSIGNMENT: 

 

 Go to the app STORAGE view, touch keyboard List and see the keyboard names. 

   

 Assign your two keyboards to instant toggle buttons:

 

   Enter your country file name, touch T1 for assignment. 

 

   Enter your next file name(emo), touch T2 for assignment. 

 

 Go to COMPOSE, touch T1 and your country keyboard appears, then T2 for the emoji.

 

 Nice job!

 

 This is the end of creating two keyboards. 

 

 

 CREATE Details:

  

 Touch a ? key, touch a keyboard character/s to fill the key.  You can put any language or Unicode character value on any key, add or delete them.  Also copy, paste to them.  You can enter multiple characters. Enter any 2 characters, you create a prime and secondary (lower/upper) characters. The editing keys cannot be changed or moved they are code.

 

 

 #2  VOICE TRANSLATION IN THE VOICE VIEW:   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

   

  Tip: Write down the phrase, paragraph then voice it for translation. Saves time on editing.

       Think of a name for your phrase, like ph1, ph2 etc. Enter into the FileName box, when done, touch Save. 

       

  The Voice view translates voice to text.  There is a View message that says:

  

  Touch box, touch mic(black), or a magic KB, touch control twice(blue mic) , talk in a quiet place, turn mic off (touch the mic or one control touch). To edit, (touch screen), select a portion using text handles or Select, Select All, Copy, Paste. You can copy all or a portion and paste into COMPOSE or Create keys.

  

  In the select pop-up there is Autofill.  The Autofill has an option of Scan text.  Scan text uses the iPad camera to copy text in focus to the Voice area.  Why type?  Try it. 

  

  Another way is to create a message with all kinds of characters, paste into the text message, email or air drop to your friends.  Saves a lot of typing time! Talking is faster. 

  

  For voice command help, search internet "apple voice to text commands". Try these: Say 'period' and a period shows, 'comma' see a , 'question mark' see a ?.  See the search for more commands.

 

  Voice translating is not available in the COMPOSE view. Use the Voice view for voice to text, select, copy and paste into the COMPOSE text area. Read from a newspaper, book, translates instantly.  It is best to name and save the COMPOSE message as you go back and forth, adding new stuff and deleting others.  

  

   There is nothing like it. Powerful.

 

 #3  KEYBOARD STRUCTURE:   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

  There are 8 rows of 14 keys or 112 keys:  95 for any character values and 17 for edit. Atomic icons keys ⚛ ⚛ ⚛ ⚛ are space indicators.  Copy, paste a ⚛ (space) anywhere. Two ⚛⚛ icons are for lower and upper case spacing.

  

  There are 17 edit keys, described in #5 below.

  

  There are 12 toggle instant keyboards, T1-T12. In Create you change the keyboard key values.  These keyboard assignments are not fixed, assign your keyboards to any T button. Typically the country KB is assigned to T1 and emojis to T2.

  

  #4  TOGGLE KEYBOARDS:   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

  Toggle keyboards are a new concept by having 12 different keyboards instantly available for enhanced texting that toggle back and forth.  This solves situations where languages have layers of symbols and characters that overload a keyboard.  Another situation is where multiple phrases, emojis are needed and many symbols in the arts and sciences required for texting.  Once you have created your keyboards you can assign keyboards up to 12 toggle buttons T1-T12.  Assign them in the STORAGE view, select them in COMPOSE.  During normal texting, toggle a button, select the characters, phrases, emojis and symbols into the text message. 

  

  This is a major step in the evolution of texting where you can select up to 12 keyboards instantly. 

 

  You can ID phrases on a key. Preface the phrase with a tilde character followed by 2 characters. (no emojis in the ID)  Example:  ~A1Good Morning. In COMPOSE, touch the key and only the message appears as Good Morning. The code recognizes the ~ and does not print the index ~A1. There are 2 buttons, IDon and IDoff, they either show the ID or not. Default is IDoff.

      Print the Indexed phrase reference list: In the Voice view, select a phrase index file, copy and paste to Notes to print.

    

 

 

 #5  KEY GROUPS AND NAVIGATION KEYS:   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

 In CREATE the keyboard has 2 groups of keys,  ?s (place holders) and text edit keys. Enter data into the ? textfields with 1 or more characters, emojis, NO images. If 2 characters, they become lower and upper case.  

 

 The text edit keys are in fixed key locations. You cannot change their icons or positions, they represent editing code. All edit keys repeat slow, medium, fast except cut, copy, paste, shift, caplock and |x| mark remover.

     

 The COMPOSE edit keys: 

 

  X  Deletes one character at a time. 

 ...X Deletes the characters(word) between spaces.

 ⏩  Tab 3 spaces 

 🔒  The CapLock button locks upper case.  Touch to turn off.

 🔁 (2) Shiftkeys for upper case character. Touch and release,(no touch and hold), touch a key, the upper case shows in text. This is faster as you capitalize the first character then immediately continue in lower case.

 ↩️  Return to the next line. 

 |x| Remove Text Markers used in cut, copy and paste. 

  ✂  Cut 

  ❐   Copy 

  📋   Paste 

↖️ ↗️ Undo and Redo up to 500 text images. 

 

Pointer navigation,the |(pipe) represents the system pointer.  

    Move left one ⇠1| 

    Move right one|1⇢

    Move word left ⇠ ...|  Text character/s between spaces.

    Move word right|... ⇢

    

 CREATE KEYS

 

 The ? key text fields are Apple supported Unicode characters including emojis. All textfields are editable including cut/copy/paste. Tap to select and see edit options. (Autofill, Scan text shows the Camera, focus on some text, its captured and translated to text.) Select and copy. Amazing.

 

 Any 2 characters on a key are lower and upper case as qQ, wW. The upper case is accessed using the shift key or cap lock during COMPOSE. You can use any 2 characters on any key but only 2. The second character is upper case. Alpha keys are doubled, use them in CapLock or Shift. 

 

 Try it, touch a ? (place holder) key and type. You can type, cut, copy, paste to and from ? keys. Character font and size are fixed. No limit on characters. Even double emojis can be put on a key, one lower case, one upper case.

 

  You can create and identify phrases, formulas etc. to enter on a ? key. A phrase ID is optional, place a ~ (tilde) in front of 2 characters 10 as ~10. In COMPOSE, the ~ is seen and the 3 character ID does not print. 

  

 Copy/paste long phrases, paragraphs to any ? key. Or type directly on the ? key. No limit on key characters. Place chapters of a book on a key. Use the phrase index to read, change or delete a chapter at a time. See #9 for details.

 

 System IOS Copy/Paste is available for text keys. Double tap the key, position the handles and select the dropdown options.

 

 The app cut, copy, paste method is more precise, easier to use than IOS.  The app uses text |(pipe) markers. Place them around the |text| to cut or copy. The markers remain to show where a cut or copy was made for reference. touch |x| to remove the markers. Position the pointer first for pasting.

  

 Optionally, before screen touch for cut, copy or paste, touch TextStart button to position the pointer at text start. After touch screen edit, move the pointer with the arrow keys to reposition or touch TextEnd to continue with the app keyboard.  If you don't TextStart, the app will fail and restart the ipad.

 

 

#6 LEARN TO CREATE A KEYBOARD:    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

TIP:  Go online to summagram.tech. Select Create a keyboard,click the PDF, air drop to a device for printing.  This is the basic layout containing only edit keys.  Pencil in the layout you want, make changes, when done, enter them into the suggested Basic layout in Create.  

 

 In CREATE touch Basic to show the basic keyboard (KB).  Enter a KB name in the middle box. The file name can be any mix of characters, upper or lower and special characters can be used. Lower case short names are easier to track (No emojis).  Space characters are not allowed in the file name and are removed. (Less confusion when entering a name for reading, editing and deleting). If you forgot the name, go to STORAGE and touch Keyboard List. 

 

     Consider placing a keyboard name in the lower left key for reference when composing. You will know what KB is present in COMPOSE.

     

 Select Protect to NOT erase your keyboard by touching Clear or country key selections. After Save, the current KB can be cleared or over written. If no file name and touch clear or country bottoms, your layout is over written.

 

 Enter key values on any ? key from your written layout or the system KB that shows or select a country KB. Make the changes and Save the KB.  

 

 The KB's names appear in alpha order in the STORAGE view, touch Keyboard List to view. 

 

 

 Assign a KB to a toggle button as in #1 exercise.  Enter the KB filename and touch a T? button. Go to COMPOSE, touch T? and the KB appears.

 

 If using all instant KBs T1-T12, set a swap toggle button for that purpose of occasional KB shifting or read a keyboard directly to the COMPOSE view bypassing the other toggle keys. 

 

 To select a KB, go to STORAGE touch KB List showing file names, enter a file name, touch Read File. Go to COMPOSE and view the KB. To delete a KB, touch KB List, enter a file name from the list into the file name box. Touch DELETE, touch KB List and it is gone. 

 If error deleting, read the file from the cloud or attached devices and store in the app Documents directory. Use the Files app to transfer the file or: 

     In the KB List are T1KB through T12KB. These are internal names assigned when placing keyboards onto toggle buttons. If any of those that were assigned that you deleted, go to Create, edit the T?KB, rename it to the one deleted. You've got your original KB back. When you touch a T1-T12, the appropriate T?KB keyboard is called.  

 

     Use the Files app to copy KBs from the app document directory to external storage or the cloud for safety. If you lose your device or buy another Apple iPHONE, copy the KB files from external storage, the cloud, to your new device using the Files app. Copy keyboards to the app document directory. 

     

    Save COMPOSE messages to the zdir directory in the Document directory  

       

  #7 KEYBOARD STORAGE:   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

  All keyboard files are stored in the application's Documents directory.  You can use the apple Files app to view the document directory. (There must be at least one keyboard file stored before the MyOwnKeyboard name shows.)  

  Use the app STORAGE view, select Keyboard List to see the keyboard files.  Touch the file name box to see the system keyboard, enter a file name, select either Read or Delete a file. There is no undo delete, (if error replace with the T?KB backup file.) 

 

 #8 COMPOSE:   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

 IMPORTANT:

 Only the app types into the COMPOSE text area.  You can COMPOSE text in the other views, select and paste to the COMPOSE area. Type into the Voice or Create views, for faster typing, with attached keyboards.

 

 Composing is where you type a text message.  You can enter, copy, paste and edit any text in the text area.  

 The complete text message is stored in the IOS pasteboard and updated as you type.  This is for recovery and pasting elsewhere. 

  Before you start texting, enter a file name(no spaces or emojis) for your message and touch Save. If you want to send it email as an attachment, add .txt to the name. The .txt tells other apps that the format is text. That is an industry standard. 

      Occasionally touch Save for recovery. The Restore button contains the whole message as you type. This is used if you

      leave the app and come back to COMPOSE.  

  

 Above the text area are the buttons that control the COMPOSE view and editing buttons. They are: 

 

 IDon and IDoff.  ID-On shows the ID of the phrase. ID-Off does not show the phrase ID.

 

 Save.  The text message is stored in the zdir directory with the file name entered. 

 

 Read.  The named file is read into the text area. 

 

 LastFileName.  The file name appears in the FileName box.  It was saved after the last Save.

  

 Delete.  The named file is deleted. Important files should be backed up in the cloud. Use the Storage app for that. 

 

 List.  Shows your message files by name.

 

 No List.  Dismisses the list.

 

 StorePaste.  Select some or all text, touch PasteToStorage. The system pasteboard content is stored. 

 

 Paste.  Paste the saved text at the pointer. 

 

 TxetStart.  Moves the pointer to the text begin. 

 

 TextEnd.  Moves the pointer to the text end. 

 

 Restore.  After a COMPOSE exit to another view, on return, touch Restore Text. You should also Save the file for added protection. 

 

 Clear All.  Clears the complete message area to start another message or if cleared in error, touch the Paste button or Restore Text button to restore. 

 

 

 Type some text, enter a file name (no spaces) in the FileName box, use the popup IOS keyboard (not the COMPOSE Keyboard), Save the file. Go to STORAGE, touch Message List to see your message files.

 

 

#9  PHRASE KEYBOARDS  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

There are two parts of creating phrases.  Instant phrases and indexed phrases.

 

  Instant suggested phrases are in the country layouts. They appear on country selection.  There is block of 12 phrases for instant access. Delete or change any of them. They are saved when the country layout is saved. 

  

If you need more phrases keep reading.

  

Create a phrase keyboard:

 

There are 2 files, a phrase index and a phrase keyboard. The phrase index file is created and maintained in the Voice view and stored in the zvodir drectory. Suggest filenames like ph1, ph2 etc. The phrase keyboard is created in the Create view, suggest names like kb1, kb2 etc. By reference they are paired to ph1,ph2 etc. They are stored with all the other keyboards. You can have multiple phrase keyboards.

  

(1) Create indexed phrases: 

 

    Go to the Voice view and touch Index to show a list of phrase IDs.  The IDs show as ~01, ~02, etc.  There is a max of 90 phrase lines. Each line is for one phrase, paragraph etc. The tilde ~ is used during composing to not show the 3 character ID only the phrase. The IDs are used for reference in COMPOSE.

    

    Enter a Phrase name as ph1 for the index file name then later use kb1 for the phrase keyboard name. The same # pairs them as ph1 and kb1.

    

    The Voice view provides voice to text translation. You can speak your phrases one at at time on each line.

        It would easier if your write down your phrases first then translate them one by one.

    

    As you enter a few phrases, touch Save to store them. When you leave the Voice view and return touch LastFileName or enter a FileName, touch Read from storage. PhraseList shows your phrases, HideList dismisses the list. DeletePhrase deletes the named file. Make sure you backup the phrase files located in the zvodir directory. Or copy paste to Notes. Print them for reference when composing.

    

    The index identifies the phrases, paragraphs, pages chapters, formulas and emojis. They show as ~01 through ~90.  Place the pointer right after the index.  Type or voice the message. Make some or many. Voicing inserts a space automatically (IOS) before the message.

    

    It is easier to create phrases with their IDs first. Sample phrases: ~01Good Morning, ~02Have a Great Day!, ~03I Love You, ~04Chapter 1 

    

    Record a phrase line:  Touch the end of the Id showing a blinking pointer.  Keep your room quiet, touch the microphone icon, it turns black. Speak your phrase, touch the mic off. Repeat the process, after a few lines, touch SavePhrases.

        

    Stack the indexes in the following suggested format. Insert headings for your reference.

            

            GREETINGS

              ~01Good Morning.

              ~02Have a Great Day!

              ~03I Love You.

              

            SAYINGS 

              ~10The best thing that happened to me was you. 

              

            MATH FYI

              ~20e=mc²       It's relative. 

              ~21a²+b²=√c² Pathagorian formula for a perfect 90 degree corner.  a and b                                            are the sides. c is the hypotenuse.

              

            When you're done creating indexed phrases, touch "SavePhrases", CREATE a

            phrase KB below.

            

           Later, for phrase changes, go to Voice, enter the file name ie ph1, touch

          "ReadPhrases" to see the phrases for the index number reference and make  

          changes.  Update and Save the phrase keyboard. 

            

CREATE a phrase KB

 

Touch the Phrase button to show the phrase layout. Enter a phrase name as kb1 matching ph1. Press PROTECT.

 

Select the VOICE index layout (either present or ReadPhrases), select some or all of the indexed phrases, copy, paste them into the CREATE text area. Copy and paste them one at a time starting with ~01 .  Start at the top left key 1 (not 0)to match the index # ~01. You will be able to find them in order in Compose.  When finished posting the phrases, Save the keyboard, Test, Compose review them for accuracy. If changes, return to Create press Restore for the layout, make changes, Save,Test, Compose, Restore until they are OK. 

 

 Toggle button assignment.  Go to Storage, enter the filename ie kb1, press typically T2, go to Compose, touch T2, there are your indexed phrases.  If you have printed your phrase list, select the indexed number and there is the phrase. GOOD JOB!

 

     If you do not have a printed list, go to Voice, enter name ie ph1 and see the layout. Remember the index number of the phrase, to back to COMPOSE, press RestoreTXT.  Press the kb1 index number.  

            

            

#10  CUT COPY PASTE:   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

 IMPORTANT: After after composing text and before cut, copy or paste, enter a file name and touch Save for permanent storage.  This will help recovery if you accidently delete or misalign the text. Touch Read with the file name to recover.

 

 If planning a long message, enter a file name.  Touch Save after 3 or 4 lines as a precaution.  If your device quits and a reboot necessary, you will lose the whole message. If going to a different view and returning the message disappears.  Touch Restore or the Paste button. Or Read the file from the last time saved.

 

 Be careful with touch screen to CUT, COPY or PASTE, it interferes with the app pointer. If you need to cut or paste with screen touch, touch the TextStart (text position 1). Perform the screen cut or paste, then position the pointer, touch TextEnd or use the arrows.   

 

 The app cut, copy, paste method is more precise and easier to use.  The app uses text |(pipe) markers. Place them around the |text| to cut or copy. The markers remain showing where cut or copy was made for reference. Touch |x| to remove the markers. For pasting, use the arrows to place the pointer at an insertion point then paste. If marked text was stored in StorePaste, position the pointer then select Paste to paste any where in the current text message.

 

   There are 2 pasteboards(PB), the operating system(IOS) PB and the app PB.

  

   The IOS PB receives a cut, copy message from any apps running on this device.

 

   The app PB receives either a part of the marked COMPOSE message or marked whole message using StorePaste. Typically used to copy a piece of the current message (using |pipe| markers) and paste back into the message or a different one. Move the pointer to the insert point, touch InsertPaste. The only time it changes is when you touch StorePaste.

   

   The Restore button stores the COMPOSE message constantly as it changes. If the system PB was changed from outside of the app, touch Restore for the message. Type one character and the system PB is updated to the current message. This is handy if you leave the app, then paste the whole message somewhere like a text app, email or any where.

    

 For app cut and copy, select the text with 2 |(pipe)markers, one on text left and one on text right. Touch the cut or copy button and the text is copied to the IOS PB. Then you can paste anywhere within the text screen, to another app or the internet. Continue texting to refresh the IOS PB with the whole text. Only 2 markers at a time for each cut or copy, then remove the markers using |x| Delete Marker button. 

 

 The app method is more precise than IOS as the app cut/copy leaves text markers in place at the cut or copy point. Helps when you forgot where the cut was.   

 

 For pasting into the message, move the pointer to any point and paste the text either from IOS PB or the app InsertPaste button.

  

 The IOS pasteboard text can be pasted anywhere, before exiting COMPOSE to another view, enter a file name and touch Save for app permanent storage.  Upon return to COMPOSE, touch Restore Text to see the original message or touch Read after entering a file name.

  

 The ClearAll button clears all the text.  Recover the text by touching Restore Text button. 

 

 To paste into the current text, using the arrows, place the pointer at any point, touch the Pasteboard button. 

 

 Remember, any time you change the text message, the system pasteboard is updated and the app Restore button.  Before COMPOSE exit, Save the text file. If you exit COMPOSE and return, the text screen is blank, touch Restore Text, the Paste icon to recover or Read the file. If leaving COMPOSE and make a paste, your original text paste is lost. Touch Restore Text or Read the file.  Always save your text file before exiting COMPOSE. 

 

 If not using the keyboard toggle option, you can swap saved keyboards while composing. First, save the text file. Go to STORAGE, enter a keyboard name, touch READ Keyboard, touch COMPOSE, the keyboard changes. Touch LastFileName for the last saved text message's File Name, Read the file, make changes with the other keyboard. Save the text file. Repeat the process to bring back the last keyboard used or another one or use the toggle buttons. 

 

  Create extra keyboards with characters, symbols, phrases that cannot fit on the current keyboard.  Especially extended languages, engineering, various trades, business, teaching and personal use. 

 

 #11  COMPOSE TEXT STORAGE:   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

 All COMPOSE text files are stored in the Documents sub directory 'zdir'. Only text files are stored there. If you transfer the file outside of the app documents directory, append .txt to the file name. Other computer apps need that extension to identify the content. See # 13.

 

 For backup and advanced editing, copy paste to Notes or Pages. Pages is a free Apple application to enhance your text creations with fonts, sizes, images or colors.  You can also use the Apple Files app (which you have) and store your file in the cloud or local attached drives.

 

 #12 FILE ERRORS:   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

 When attempting to read or save a file and nothing happens, either the file is not there or the name was entered incorrectly. Look at the sorted List closely for the actual name. 

 

 #13  FILE TRANSFER:  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

 The Apple Files app on your device can transfer files. Transfer keyboards or text files IN or OUT from the application Documents directory(keyboards, the zdir directory (messages), the zvodir for (phrases) to other directories like the iPad Downloads directory, the iCloud, external device storage or email.

 

 Transfer or receive a file:

 

 Open the Apple Files app and the left column shows the Locations of directories. 

 The current directories are iCloud Drive and On My iPad.  

 

 Transfer a keyboard file or message file with .txt appended and transfer it to the IOS Download directory to allow other ipad apps access (Outside of this app's directorys).  Mandatory if email attachment or input to Pages.

 Touch On My iPad and select the MyOwnKeyboard app name. Touch it to see the directories, showing the zdir directory containing message files, xvodir for phrases and Other for the keyboard files.  Touch and hold a keyboard name until a drop down screen shows. Touch Rename and add the .txt to the name. Select Add. Touch done. Touch and hold the transfer keyboard name until a drop down screen shows. Touch copy. In the Files column, touch IOS Downloads in the Favorites section, touch and hold Downloads, touch paste.  The file appears in the IOS Download directory. 

 

 Go to any app, like email, notes, pages to access the file in the ipad IOS Downloads directory. You can also press a file name in the app directories, press and hold, select Share and send to the places in the drop down menu.  You can AirDrop the file to any of your devices like your iphone to send a telephone text message created in MyOwnKeyboard PAD.  

 

 Receiving a keyboard file:

 

 Select and copy a file from IOS downloads and paste it to the MyOwnKeyboard directory Other of keyboard files or drag the file to the other directorys of zdir for messages zvodir for phrase indexes.

 

 Open the Apple Storage app and the left column shows the Locations of directories. 

 

 The current directories are iCloud Drive and On My iPad. Select On My Pad touch the app name MyOwnKeyboard. Press and hold on the bottom, touch paste and the file is transferred. Either drag the file to zdir or zvodir or just leave it in the Other directory. Documents holds files with extensions and Other holds files with no extensions like keyboard files.

 

 Go to STORAGE or COMPOSE, touch MessageList or List for message files and the Keyboard List for keyboard file.  Go to Voice and touch PhraseList to see the phrases.

 

ARCHIVE files

 

 Transfer files you created to the iCloud Drive:

 

 Open the Apple Files.  Touch On My iPad and select the MyOwnKeyboard app name. Touch it to see the directories, showing the zdir directory containing message files, zvodir for phrases and Other for keyboard files. Touch Select(on top), touch the name circles to select the file/s to be stored. Touch and hold the file names selected for a drop down page and select copy. In the left column, touch iCloud Drive. Touch documents, touch the open screen bottom and paste the files you chose. 

 

 If one of your MyOwnKeyboard files disappear or you buy another similar iPad, use Storage to transfer them from iCloud, external storage disc  to your app.

   

Keep track of new keyboards or changed, back them up to iCloud at least monthly. Replacing the old ones. Adding new ones. When necessary, select and delete those not needed.

                                            

 Share your keyboards with friends or your employees via email. 

 

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