Use the floating keyboard on your iPad
With iPadOS, you can use the floating keyboard on your iPad to make the keyboard smaller, so it’s easier to type with one hand. Then you can change the keyboard back to its full size.
How to make your iPad keyboard smaller
Open an app that uses the iPadOS keyboard — like Notes or Messages.
Use two fingers to pinch the keyboard inwards to make it smaller, or tap the Hide Keyboard button
then tap Floating.Touch and hold the More button
to move the keyboard on your screen.
To use QuickPath to type with one hand, just swipe your finger from letter to letter to spell the words that you want to use.
How to make your iPad keyboard full size
Open an app that uses the iPadOS keyboard — like Notes or Messages.
Place two fingers on the floating keyboard, then spread your fingers apart to enlarge the keyboard back to its full size. Or Tap the More button
, then tap the Full button.
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