So you can avoid that menu completely just by using that key there and dragging up and down. A quick way to get there is just to tap and drag on that key and it basically splits the keyboard and allows you to move it at the same time. You can also tap and Dock and Merge or just Merge to merge the two sides of the keyboard. If you drag all the way to the bottom it will dock with the bottom of the screen as well. You can tap and drag and move this up and down so you can position it right where your thumbs are going to be. So if you're holding the iPad with both hands and you just want to use your thumbs to type you can actually reach all these keys with your thumbs. This also brings the keyboard to the middle of the screen but splits it in half. You can also use that menu item there and you can see here, dock, and it docks with the bottom of the screen really quickly. Now if I drag it all the way down to the bottom it will redock with the bottom of the screen. You can see I can put it anywhere I want. So you want to tap it immediately and start dragging it up and down. Now if you tap and hold too long the menu appears. You can adjust the position by tapping and dragging that same key. Or perhaps, maybe, you're just more comfortable with the position you're in of typing in the middle of the screen rather than at the very bottom. So this might be easier if you're holding the iPad up with both hands to actually be able to access it this way. ![]() So I'm still holding down and I can move my finger up to Undock and what happens is the keyboard is released from the bottom of the screen and moves to the middle. If I tap and hold that you see it brings up a little menu. Notice the key there at the bottom right hand corner that has a little keyboard on it. To have the keyboard there at the bottom of the screen. If I tap in the note there it brings up the keyboard at the bottom of the screen automatically. We'll look at the iPad in this video and the iPhone in the next one. So let's take a look at better ways to position the keyboard. ![]() Enable Dictation: Voice Dictation lets you speak to your iPad and have your words converted to text. This feature sends what you speak to Apple to be translated, so it is very accurate, but you may want to turn this feature off if you are concerned with privacy.Video Transcript: If you're typing on your iPhone or iPad the default keyboard may not be ideal depending upon how you're holding your device and maybe the type of typing that you do."." Shortcut: If you tap the space bar twice in a row, the iPad will insert a period in place of the first space.This switch turns this feature on and off. Enable Key Flicks: In iOS 11, the iPad keyboard gained a new functionality that lets you quickly type special characters above keys by "flicking" them down. ![]() Split Keyboard: This setting splits the keyboard in half, with one side of the keyboard on one side of the display and the other side of the keyboard on the other side of the display.Predictive: While you type, the iPad will attempt to predict the word you are typing and display it just above the on-screen keyboard. Tapping these words will finish the typing for you.Shortcuts: This setting allows you to turn Text Replacement on or off without wiping out all of the replacement text you may have entered.But if you double-tap the caps key, it turns on caps lock, which will allow you to type in capital letters until you shut the feature off. Enable Caps Lock: By default, the iPad will turn off the caps key after you type in your next letter, number, or symbol.It's a useful toggle if you prefer to keep auto-correct disabled. Check Spelling: The spell-checker reveals misspellings through red underlines under your typos.When the feature is active, the iPad will automatically correct common misspellings on your behalf. Auto-Correction: This item toggles the auto-correct tool.Auto-Capitalization: By default, the iPad automatically capitalizes the first letter in a new sentence.Text Replacement: This item is the old "keyboard shortcut" given a new name that better describes the feature. Text Replacement adds entries to the auto-correct library, so if you frequently misspell a word and your iPad doesn't catch it, this override will fix it for you.You can also change your keyboard's layout from QWERTY to another layout by tapping Keyboards and then English to get to the English keyboard options. You can also install third-party keyboards like Swype or the Hanx Writer keyboard. Tapping this option and then Add New Keyboard will show you every choice available. Keyboards: The iPad has built-in keyboards in dozens of languages.
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