We now live in a world where screen sizes of devices are getting larger and larger every day, with many of the recent Apple devices such as the iPad Pro having a huge screen that measures almost 13-inches when measured diagonally.
This no doubt makes the iPad Pro great for note-taking, only if you’re using the Apple Pencil, if you’ve ever tried typing on such a huge screen with your hands you will know how time-consuming it could get if you’re not sitting at a desk. However, to overcome this issue, Apple offers a nifty split keyboard layout option which can be accessed by following the steps listed below:
Step 1: Enabling Split Keyboard in Settings
Firstly, you need to make sure that the split keyboard is enabled in settings.
- To enable it, head to Settings on your iPad
- In settings tap on General.
- Now in General, tap on the keyboard and check if the split keyboard toggle is enabled.
- If it’s not on tap on the toggle to turn it on.
Step 2: Accessing & Using Split Keyboard on iPad
Once enabled in settings, you can access and start typing with the split keyboard by following these steps:
- Open the keyboard in any place you want to start typing.
- Once the normal keyboard appears on the screen, long tap on the keyboard with a down arrow button which is placed on the bottom right corner of the keyboard.
- This opens a small hidden menu that offers three–Split, Floating and Undock options which can be picked by swiping up and down on it.
- Swipe up on Split and once it turns blue lift your finger and you’ve now enabled the split keyboard.
- You can also turn it off by following the same steps and selecting the Dock & Merge option.
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