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iPad typing guides

Practical help for choosing an on-screen keyboard and making it fit the way you hold your iPad. Written by Amberlake, the maker of SplitKeyboard.

Split keyboard on iPad: what works on each model

Find out when Apple’s split keyboard is available, how floating differs from split, and what to check before choosing a third-party iPad keyboard.

How to fit an iPad keyboard to your thumbs

A practical SplitKeyboard walkthrough: adjust reach, edge distance, key height and vertical position, then test split and joined typing in both orientations.

Colemak on iPad: familiar letters, a different kind of reach

How SplitKeyboard brings Colemak to an iPad’s on-screen keyboard, where its compact layout differs, and why feedback from Colemak users matters.

Dvorak on an iPad keyboard, split or joined

Set up Dvorak in SplitKeyboard, understand the compact layout’s adaptations, and help improve the experience with practical feedback.

Accessibility and iPad typing: why split and joined both matter

How adjustable reach, key height and position can offer more choice for iPad typing, plus the limits of SplitKeyboard and the feedback we need.

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