Using iPad 2

This chapter shows how to use the onscreen keyboards, which include alphabetic keys, numbers, and many special characters, and how to enter and edit text.

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Entering and Editing Text

One “key” secret to the iPad’s success—sorry about the pun—may be its successful use of an onscreen keyboard as a practical alternative to a physical keyboard. The relatively large size of the iPad screen, compared to smartphone screens, provides the sheer screen real estate necessary for an onscreen keyboard that can largely replace a physical keyboard. Careful engineering by Apple helps bridge the remaining gap.

It’s common for new iPad users to buy a physical keyboard as part of their purchase, for the sake of productivity—then find that they rarely use it. ...