The iPad on-screen virtual keyboard makes itself available anytime you need to start entering text. If you want to know how to move your keyboard to different, more convenient places on your screen, we’ll tell you how in this article. In addition to steps on moving your keyboard around, you can find out how to resize it, and split then merge it.
Also, we’ll tell you what to try if your keyboard isn’t showing up when needed or doesn’t respond to your touch properly.
To display the keyboard, launch an app that requires text like “Messages,” then tap on the input field. To display the keyboard, launch an app that requires it like “Messages,” then tap on the input field.
To display the keyboard, launch an app that utilizes text such as “Messages,” then tap on the input field. Once the menu displays, slide your finger to the “Split” option. Slide your finger up to “Dock” to position it at the bottom of your screen. To display the keyboard, launch an app that requires it like “Messages,” then tap on the input field.
The iPad’s floating virtual keyboard pops up whenever you’re ready to enter text. You have the option to change its position, size, and layout to make it more convenient and comfortable to type.
Now that we’ve shown you the various ways you can customize your keyboard, have you played around with the resize and split/merge options?
How To Move the Keyboard on an iPad
The iPad on-screen virtual keyboard makes itself available anytime you need to start entering text. If you want to know how to move your keyboard to different, more convenient places on your screen, we’ll tell you how in this article. In addition to steps on moving your keyboard around, you can find out how to resize it, and split then merge it. Also, we’ll tell you what to try if your keyboard isn’t showing up when needed or doesn’t respond to your touch properly.
To display the keyboard, launch an app that requires text like “Messages,” then tap on the input field. To display the keyboard, launch an app that requires it like “Messages,” then tap on the input field.
To display the keyboard, launch an app that utilizes text such as “Messages,” then tap on the input field. Once the menu displays, slide your finger to the “Split” option.
Slide your finger up to “Dock” to position it at the bottom of your screen. To display the keyboard, launch an app that requires it like “Messages,” then tap on the input field. The iPad’s floating virtual keyboard pops up whenever you’re ready to enter text. You have the option to change its position, size, and layout to make it more convenient and comfortable to type.
Now that we’ve shown you the various ways you can customize your keyboard, have you played around with the resize and split/merge options?
How to get your iPad keyboard to stay at the bottom of the screen
A lot of our readers discover suddenly that their iPad’s keyboard is sitting in the middle of their screens or has even split in two! Apple added the iPad-only feature to move your keyboard to the middle of the screen or elsewhere way back with iOS 5. The feature is intended to make typing more convenient when using certain apps where the keyboard’s bottom location causes problems. We like using Settings > General > Shut Down and then power back up to restart all types of iPads, with or without home buttons.
iPads with Face ID: Press and quickly release the Volume Up button. Otherwise, force close the app and relaunch it–this should take care of the problem and return the keyboard to its usual position.
How to Move the iPad Keyboard
How do I dock the iPad keyboard and return to original screen location? Once you ‘dock’ the keyboard, it will return to the bottom of the screen as it is by default.
If you notice this, it’s probably because you undocked the iPad screen keyboard and moved it around, or someone else did. Rarely, a bug in iOS may cause the iPad keyboard to appear in a location it’s not supposed to, but those type of issues are quite rare and usually only occur in a particular app that hasn’t patched such a bug yet.
How to get your iPad keyboard to stay at the bottom of the screen
A lot of our readers discover suddenly that their iPad’s keyboard is sitting in the middle of their screens or has even split in two! Apple added the iPad-only feature to move your keyboard to the middle of the screen or elsewhere way back with iOS 5. The feature is intended to make typing more convenient when using certain apps where the keyboard’s bottom location causes problems.
We like using Settings > General > Shut Down and then power back up to restart all types of iPads, with or without home buttons.
iPads with Face ID: Press and quickly release the Volume Up button. Otherwise, force close the app and relaunch it–this should take care of the problem and return the keyboard to its usual position.
How to undock, move, and split the keyboard on an iPad, to type however works best for you
You can also split the keyboard to either side of the screen so it’s easier to type when holding the iPad like a phone. Apple gives you a lot of control over where and how the keyboard appears on the iPad screen, so if you aren’t taking advantage of that, you are missing on an important way to make your iPad fit your personal preferences. One caveat: These tricks don’t work on either the 11-inch or 12.9-inch iPad Pro models. If you have any other model, though, feel free to move the keyboard around.
For example, you could open the Mail app and create a blank email. Tap in the blank message to display the keyboard.
Not many people realize that you can actually split the keyboard in two — the keyboard will break in half and hug either side of the screen, making it easier to type with two hands while holding the iPad as if it were an oversized phone. The iPad keyboard splits to make it easier to type two handed.
If you want to undo the split keyboard, slide your finger up to “Merge.”
How to Move the Keyboard on iPad
iPad users can move their keyboard from its static position at the bottom of the tablet screen, and split it in half to make typing easier. Open an iOS app like Notes or Messages that uses the keyboard as its main function.
Moving the keyboard up too high could obstruct the text space in an app when you type.
In addition to splitting in two, you can move each keyboard section to the exact location you desire on your iPad screen.
Long-press the Keyboard icon in the lower-right corner of the screen Choose Split. When you finish using your iPad keyboard in an alternative set up, you can easily return it to its original placement on the screen.
How to Turn the iPad Floating Keyboard On & Off (iPadOS 15)
However, it can be annoying when the floating keyboard pops out accidentally, especially if you don’t know how to return it to the bottom of the screen. The small Apple floating keyboard can come in handy for quick typing and better viewing on your screen, so it’s nice to know how to turn it on when you want it. You can move the floating keyboard around the screen by touching and dragging the grab bar at the bottom.
Another method is to perform a reverse pinch gesture from the center of the iPad floating keyboard.
Your fingers should start close together and then spread farther apart, maintaining contact with the iPad screen the whole time.
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