Type Text
The onscreen keyboard lets you enter text when needed.
Enter text
Tap a text field to see the onscreen keyboard, then tap letters to type. If you touch the wrong key, you can slide your finger to the correct key. The letter isn't entered until you release your finger from the key.
You can also use an Apple Wireless Keyboard to type.
Tap Shift to type uppercase, or touch the Shift key and slide to a letter. Double-tap Shift for caps lock. To enter numbers, punctuation, or symbols, tap the Number key or the Symbol key . To quickly end a sentence with a period and a space, just double-tap the space bar.
Enter accented letters or other alternate characters. Touch and hold a key, then slide to choose one of the options.
Hide the onscreen keyboard. Tap the Keyboard
key 
.
Depending on the app and language you're using, iPad may correct misspellings and anticipate what you're typing. Accept a suggestion by entering a space or punctuation, or by tapping return. To reject a suggestion, tap the "x." If you reject the same suggestion a few times, iPad stops suggesting it. If you see a word underlined in red, tap it to see suggested corrections. If the word you want doesn't appear, type the correction.
Set options for typing. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard.
Edit text
Revise text. Touch and hold the text to show the magnifying glass, then drag to position the insertion point.
Select text. Tap the insertion point to display the selection options. Or double-tap a word to select it. Drag the grab points to select more or less text. In read-only documents, such as webpages, touch and hold to select a word.
You can cut, copy, or paste over selected text. With some apps,
you can also get bold, italic, or underlined text (tap B/I/U); get
the definition of a word; or have iPad suggest an alternative. You
may need to tap 
to
see all the options.
Undo the last edit. Shake iPad, then tap Undo.
Justify text. Select the text, then tap the left or right arrow (not always available).
Save keystrokes
A shortcut lets you enter a word or phrase by typing just a few characters. For example, type "omw" to enter "On my way!" That one's already set up for you-to add more, go to Settings > General > Keyboard.
Create a shortcut. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard, then tap Add New Shortcut.
Have a word or phrase you use and don't want it corrected? Create a shortcut, but leave the Shortcut field blank.
Use iCloud to keep your personal dictionary up to date on your other devices. Go to Settings > iCloud, then turn on Documents & Data.
Use an Apple Wireless Keyboard
You can use an Apple Wireless Keyboard (available separately) to enter text on your iPad. The keyboard connects via Bluetooth, so you must first pair it with iPad.
Pair an Apple Wireless Keyboard with iPad. Turn on the keyboard, go to Settings > Bluetooth and turn on Bluetooth, then tap the keyboard when it appears in the Devices list.
Once it's paired, the keyboard reconnects to iPad whenever it's in range-up to about 30 feet (10 meters). When it's connected, the onscreen keyboard doesn't appear.
Save your batteries. Turn off Bluetooth and the
wireless keyboard when not in use. You can turn off Bluetooth
in Control Center. To
turn off the keyboard, hold down the On/off switch until the green
light goes off.
Unpair a
wireless keyboard. Go to Settings > Bluetooth,
tap
next
to the keyboard name, then tap "Forget this Device."
Add or change keyboards
You can turn typing features, such as spell checking, on or off; add keyboards for writing in different languages; and change the layout of your onscreen keyboard or Apple Wireless Keyboard.
Set typing features. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard.
Add a keyboard for another language. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards >Add New Keyboard.
Switch keyboards. If you've set up keyboards for other languages in Settings > General > International > Keyboards, you can switch among them by pressing Command-Space.
For information about international keyboards, see the International Keyboard section.
Change the keyboard layout. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards, select a keyboard, then choose a layout.
Keyboard layouts
On iPad, you can type with a split keyboard that's at the bottom of the screen, or undocked and in the middle of the screen.
Adjust the keyboard. Touch and hold the keyboard icon, then:
- Use a split keyboard: Slide your finger to Split, then
release. Or spread the keyboard apart from
the middle.
- Move the keyboard to the middle of the screen: Slide your finger to Undock, then release.
- Return to a full keyboard: Slide your finger to Dock and Merge, then release.
- Return a full keyboard to the bottom of the screen: Slide your finger to Dock, then release.
Turn Split Keyboard on or off. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Split Keyboard.