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Typing on the iPad

Typing on the iPad

From the course: iPad Classroom: The Basics

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Typing on the iPad

Although I don't recommend using the iPad for typing term papers, or thesis. There are times in class where you will use the keyboard, and will want to type, particularly for taking notes. So let's tap on the app Notes, and see some of the features of the keyboard. As soon as you tap in the document, the keyboard slides up. If you tap on a Return key and start a new line, any new line will start with a capitalized letter. If you want to insert a capitalized letter later, you simply tap the Shift key and the letter that you want to be capitalized. If you want a whole word to be capitalized Double tap on the Shift key and begin typing. To undo this feature simply tap on the Shift key. A cool super user trick for capitalizing letters is to tap on the Shift key and slide to the letter that you want to capitalize. To insert a period, double tap on the space bar. One of the most interesting and amazing features of this keyboard is that you can switch from keyboard to keyboard. From country…

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