Enable split keyboard on iPad

Holding the iPad and writing text at the same time can be exhausting in the long run. Activate the shared keyboard, which you can use to conveniently write emails or notes with your thumbs.

To activate the shared keyboard on iPad:

• Open any application in which you can enter text, for example the notes, your emails or the search function on the Internet.
• If you go into the free field, the keyboard for entering text opens as normal.
• While a short press on the keyboard symbol in the lower right corner hides the keyboard again, a long press opens a context menu (see picture).
• Now select the "Share" option. This moves the keyboard into the middle of the display and halves it. The letters stay the same and appear a little smaller on the left and right edge of your iPad.

• Do the same to bring the two halves together again. Press and hold the keyboard icon again for a few seconds and then tap "Merge".
• You can also tap "Keyboard into Dock". Then the buttons dock again firmly at the bottom of the screen.
• Of course, you can also share the keyboard with a swipe gesture. Place your two index fingers in the middle of the keyboard and pull them apart to the left and right. Swipe your fingers back in the middle and bring the keyboard back together.

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