2. Working with Text

In This Chapter

Using the Onscreen Keyboard

Setting Typing Options

Splitting and Moving the Keyboard

Using a Wireless Keyboard

Using International Keyboards

Selecting and Editing Text

Searching Your iPad

Printing from Your iPad

The iPad isn’t all scrolling, dragging, and zooming; it also offers an onscreen keyboard and other tools for working with text. This chapter shows you how to:

• Use the onscreen keyboard

• Dictate text

• Type with your thumbs

• Add a wireless keyboard

• Type in other languages

• Cut, copy, and paste text

• Define words by using the built-in dictionary

• Search your iPad

• Print from your iPad

Using the Onscreen Keyboard

An onscreen keyboard pops up automatically when you tap any area that accepts text ...

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