Glass half full -- typing on an iPad screen

Yes, external keyboards are better and the Magic Keyboards are the best, but you can type on the glass of an iPad -- and it has five ways to help you.
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[@martinalvarez1359]

Thank you for this video! I was looking for something like this (tips and tricks for typing ON SCREEN) but all that kept coming up was videos about separate keyboards. This was an excellent video!

[@WilliamGallagher]

I am so delighted: thanks for telling me.

[@tripley66]

I knew none of these. NONE. I will be watching you at the wheel again soon to start making these my own. Thank you.

[@WilliamGallagher]

I was useful! Success!

[@pmconaway2861]

William, I think you can also search for an application and drag the result to have a second app on the screen

[@WilliamGallagher]

You can -- unless it's Apple News. I cannot figure that out: I drag it to a new screen, it vanishes from the existing one. It is taunting me.

[@marionb6154]

Thank you this was brilliant

[@WilliamGallagher]

I'm delighted: thanks.

[@ceafva]

This has been the most helpful video yet. I thought I knew everything there was to know about my iPad pro 2024. Ha Ha on me. Thank you!

[@WilliamGallagher]

Well, that's made my day, thank you.

[@roberthowe1595]

2 highlights for me. One was the select feature on the slidey trackpad, which I didn’t know about. Selecting text on my iPad has been an issue for me till now. The other was ‘that flicking thing’. Type that in narrow caps 😂

[@WilliamGallagher]

Made me smile there. Thanks: that selection was the one that was most new to me, too, and now I keep using it.

[@pbproclean]

I love typing like this on my iPad! The gesture support is great and I’m actually a little faster typing on the screen than a physical keyboard. It’s the whole point of the iPad really, everything you need is in this magical slab of glass. Apple have muddied the waters by focusing on profit and selling expensive accessories rather than using what’s already there.

[@WilliamGallagher]

Apple keeps using the word "magical" but you're right, I think in this case that's exactly the correct description. I spent an extraordinary number of hours on a project last night and even when it went over midnight, I was still thinking that it's amazing I can do this stuff on an iPad.

[@johnnyragadoo2414]

What lurks in Mac details few know! That mousepad feature solves a lot of problems for me. And undo might even save my reputation. Unless, of course, that ship has sailed.

[@WilliamGallagher]

I don’t believe there’s an answer to that.

[@ErinQin-qk5us]

Great Video! Can we have a collaboration?

[@WilliamGallagher]

Thanks. And perhaps: I'm not looking for sponsorship but I see you represent software apps and that's what I'm interested in. Feel free to email me [e-mail].

[@ErinQin-qk5us]

@@WilliamGallagher did you receive our Email?

[@WilliamGallagher]

@ErinQin-qk5us No. I’ve been looking out for it.

[@ErinQin-qk5us]

@@WilliamGallagher I sent you an email on August 2. And just sent you another one. Did they go into spam?

[@WilliamGallagher]

@@ErinQin-qk5us Ah, got it. No, they didn't go into spam, the first just must've vanished into the ether. I'll email back properly soon, but just to say publicly that I'm definitely up for reviewing your app, I just won't take a fee for doing so. I've had PDF apps on my list for quite some time so I suspect it's most likely I'll include yours in a roundup, but 58keys doesn't take sponsorship or product placement. Thanks for chasing this up: I was wondering why I hadn't heard from you and I'm glad the latest email go through.