How to Move the iPad Keyboard

How to Move the iPad Keyboard

Did you know the iPad keyboard can be moved around on the screen? Many iPad users may not be aware that the iPad onscreen keyboard can be relocated, either sliding it up or down on the display to whatever location works best for how they type and interact with the iPad keyboard. And yes the iPad keyboard can be moved around as a whole unit, without splitting the keyboard, though you can move the to a new location if desired as well. Rearranging the location of the iPad keyboard is simple, here is how it works: You can put the screen keyboard just about anywhere up or down on the iPad screen this way, though for most users its impractical to put the keyboard too high up on the iPad screen since it may obstruct visibility of what is being typed. Obviously this only applies to the on-screen iPad keyboard, as a physical keyboard would either need to be moved around on a desk or surface if its attached to the iPad in a case or Smart Keyboard, or if youre using a detached then you could just move that around as you wish maybe to or perform whatever other purpose youd like. If you have never long-pressed that keyboard button on the iPad keyboard, you may not have known you can also which makes it easier to type with thumbs for many users, and in some other typing situations. At any point you can relocate the keyboard to its original position by doing the following: Once you dock the keyboard, it will return to the bottom of the screen as it is by default. Some iPad users find that the iPad onscreen keyboard is located either too high or to a place they did not expect it to be. If you notice this, its 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 its not supposed to, but those type of issues are quite rare and usually only occur in a particular app that hasnt patched such a bug yet. Nonetheless, if you find the iPad keyboard is located somewhere strange, try the steps outlined further above to move the keyboard back to its original location. You may be thinking this is great for iPad keyboards, but what about the iPhone? Can I move the iPhone keyboard around on the screen too? Not quite, but you can which may be just as useful for some users. Do you know of any other interesting or fun keyboard tricks for iPad? Share them in the comments below!