iPad User Guide
- iPad User Guide
- What’s new in iPadOS
- Supported models
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- Wake and unlock
- Adjust the volume
- Change or turn off sounds
- Access features from the Lock screen
- Open apps on the Home screen
- Take a screenshot or screen recording
- Change or lock the screen orientation
- Change the wallpaper
- Zoom an app to fill the screen
- Drag and drop
- Search with iPad
- Use AirDrop to send items
- Perform quick actions
- Use and customize Control Center
- View and organize Today View
- Charge and monitor the battery
- Learn the meaning of the status icons
- Travel with iPad
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- View photos and videos
- Edit photos and videos
- Edit Live Photos
- Edit Portrait mode photos
- Organize photos in albums
- Search in Photos
- Share photos and videos
- View Memories
- Find people in Photos
- Browse photos by location
- Use iCloud Photos
- Share photos with iCloud Shared Albums
- Use My Photo Stream
- Import photos and videos
- Print photos
- Shortcuts
- Stocks
- Tips
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- Get started with accessibility features
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- Turn on and practice VoiceOver
- Change your VoiceOver settings
- Learn VoiceOver gestures
- Operate iPad using VoiceOver gestures
- Control VoiceOver using the rotor
- Use the onscreen keyboard
- Write with your finger
- Use VoiceOver with an Apple external keyboard
- Type onscreen braille using VoiceOver
- Use a braille display
- Customize gestures and keyboard shortcuts
- Use VoiceOver with a pointer device
- Use VoiceOver in apps
- Zoom
- Magnifier
- Display & Text Size
- Motion
- Spoken Content
- Audio Descriptions
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- Important safety information
- Important handling information
- Get information about your iPad
- View or change cellular settings
- Find more resources for software and service
- FCC compliance statement
- ISED Canada compliance statement
- Class 1 Laser information
- Apple and the environment
- Disposal and recycling information
- ENERGY STAR compliance statement
- Copyright
Adjust the onscreen and external keyboard settings on iPad
You can adjust the onscreen (software) keyboard on iPad. If you use an external (hardware) keyboard with iPad, you can customize keyboard shortcuts and change settings such as the key repeat rate.
Set the onscreen keyboard to display only uppercase letters
If you have difficulty seeing the onscreen keyboard, you can set it to display only uppercase letters.
Go to Settings 
> Accessibility > Keyboards, then turn off Show Lowercase Keys.
Type on a larger onscreen keyboard
Rotate iPad to landscape orientation to use a larger keyboard for typing in many apps, including Mail, Safari, Messages, Notes, and Contacts.
For information about other ways to adjust the onscreen keyboard, see Set typing options.
Control iPad with an external keyboard
If you have difficulty using the touchscreen, you can control your iPad using shortcuts on an Apple external keyboard (available separately).
Go to Settings
> Accessibility > Keyboards, tap Full Keyboard Access, then turn on Full Keyboard Access.Control your iPad using keyboard shortcuts.
Action
Shortcut
Go to the next item
Tab
Go to the previous item
Shift-Tab
Activate the selected item
Space bar
Go to the Home screen
Command-H
Open the App Switcher
Tab-A
Open Control Center
Tab-C
Open Notification Center
Tab-N
Show Help
Tab-H
To customize the keyboard shortcuts, tap Commands.
To customize the appearance of the focus, tap any of the following:
Auto-Hide
Increase Size
High Contrast
Color
Change how the keys respond on an external keyboard
If you have difficulty using an external keyboard, you can adjust the settings.
Go to Settings > Accessibility > Keyboards, then tap any of the following:
Key Repeat: You can adjust the repeat interval and delay.
Sticky Keys: Use Sticky Keys to press and hold modifier keys, such as Command and Option, as you press another key.
Slow Keys: Use Slow Keys to adjust the time between when a key is pressed and when it’s activated.