Why use an external keyboard with iPad?
iOS fully supports external hardware keyboards, and even lets you choose the language and layout of a connected keyboard. That makes it easy to just hook up any keyboard and start typing. Apart from offering physical keys to tap on, using an external keyboard with your iPad brings several other advantages:
The on-screen keyboard slides down, letting the current app(s) use the the full screen. This gives you a whole lot more space for viewing your document. It also makes split-screen multitasking more practical.
Keyboard switcher. If you hit ⌘-TAB on a connected keyboard, you’ll see the same app switcher that you see on the Mac. This lets you quickly switch apps, and even return to the home screen, all from the keyboard.
Keyboard shortcuts. Many apps have added support for keyboard shortcuts. At the very least, you’ll get the standard copy and paste shortcuts (⌘C and ⌘V). But some apps, like Things, let you control pretty much everything from the keyboard. To see what shortcuts are available, hold down the ⌘ key.
The iPad’s Mac-like app switcher is only available when you use an external keyboard.Photo: Cult of Mac
Connecting Bluetooth keyboard to iPad
The most likely kind of keyboard you’ll connect is Bluetooth. These are convenient, and perfect for the iPad (which requires a dongle to plug in a USB keyboard). The pairing process for a Bluetooth keyboard varies from model to model, but on the iPad (or iPhone), you will find the keyboard in Settings > Bluetooth. Just put the keyboard into pairing mode, then — when its name shows up in your Bluetooth settings — tap to pair. That’s it. After this initial pairing, the iPad will connect to the keyboard whenever you switch it on, and the on-screen keyboard will be hidden.
Connecting USB keyboard to iPad
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