Using Keyboards
Your iPad allows you to use one or more on-screen keyboards or an Apple Wireless Keyboard.
Using On-screen Keyboards
You can change a keyboard's text entry options and layout; split and move a keyboard; or add keyboards
and switch between them.
Setting Text Entry Options
Choose Settings > General > Keyboard. The turn the options under "All Keyboards" on or off.
Changing the Keyboard Layout
1. Choose Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards.
2. Select a keyboard.
3. Choose a keyboard layout.
Using a Split Keyboard
1. Choose Settings > General > Keyboard and turn Split Keyboard on or off.
2. With an on-screen keyboard displayed, touch and hold the Keyboard key
Split and release. The keyboard will split in half and move to the middle of the screen.
3. You can merge and move the keyboard as follows:
To return to the default keyboard and leave it in the middle of the screen, touch and hold
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and slide your finger to Merge and release.
To return to the default keyboard, docked at the bottom of the screen, touch and hold
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slide your finger to Dock and Merge and release.
To move the default keyboard to the middle of the screen, touch and hold
•
finger to Undock and release.
To return to the default keyboard to the bottom of the screen, touch and hold
•
finger to Dock and release.
Adding a Keyboard for Another Language
Choose Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard. Then select a keyboard.
Switching or Hiding Keyboards
If you have not added any keyboards, tap
If you have added keyboards, tap
access other available keyboards, or touch and hold
To hide the onscreen keyboard, tap the Keyboard key
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