Comments on: 6 Tips to Improve Typing on the iPad

By: Garry

Garry — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 15:51:01 +0000

I disagree on the Auto correct which I call auto corrupt. For me its a trainwreck waiting to happen in subtly transforming words I type into other words I did not type changing my messages into the most asinine replies. Nothing like the rage of finding out that three days ago I tried to send “I am now sending you my resume” but having auto corrupt change now to not!! This actually happened and after resisting the urge to do something loud and destructive I turned it off and never looked back.

Auto corrupt generated so many unwanted changes trying to catch every error became as burdensome as to become impractical. Like trying to use a broom to sweep out every grain of sand from a shag rug washed up on the beach.

By: Fixitman

Fixitman — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 22:07:08 +0000

Yes, you need to plug in an actual keyboard, or rely on dictation. For my generation, touching what you have to look at is NOT an option. You touch the screen and you leave fingerprints, etc. all over it, making it unusable later, without wiping it off, which will probably crash these things. You can’t even remove fingerprints from a REGULAR screen without window cleaner, which you’re not supposed to do. I DO NOT WANT any device I have to touch the screen on in order to use it.
I was taught, DO NOT TOUCH THE PICTURE (or screen.) Also, when learning typing, you were taught DO NOT LOOK AT your fingers, but at the screen.
These devices are counter-intuitive, and they make no sense whatsoever to me.
I see no use for them, and a 200 dollar netbook makes much more sense if you are going to do a lot of typing.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 16:08:54 +0000

I use either a separate keyboard or a MediaDevil stylus as I have arthritis and find I hit the wrong keys on the touch screen.

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By: Xelous

Xelous — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:59:42 +0000

Has anyone else noticed that half of the tips, and the bonus tip, for “typing on the iPad” actually all pretty much revolve around the idea not actually typing on the iPad?

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By: Bronzit

Bronzit — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 06:51:50 +0000

#3 Dictation option not shown as available on our 2 iPhone 64Gb Verizon models, w/iOS 5.1. Perhaps this is b/c we have Siri???

By: Limo

Limo — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:57:16 +0000

Split keyboard is awesome really! I’ve been struggling with the stupid cross keys for a long time. It design doesn’t help in typing at all!

By: Finn

Finn — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:48:53 +0000

Edwald,
Once you choose a foreign language keyboard you do not always have to poke.wait.popup.swipe … the most important character will appear just by swiping up where the character is hidden … for example: on a German keyboard swipe up on “a” and you get “ä” … makes typing rather fast

By: fjpoblam

fjpoblam — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:45:36 +0000

I’ve gotten used to typing on the iPad keyboard. I find its suggestions annoying at times, but I still use them. What I find most annoying is entering userids and pseudonyms on sites that suggest uppercase as the first letter! Dang! And what I haven’t gotten used to yet is making my fingertips small enough to accomodate the keyboard on my iPhone. Dang! Finally, there are all manner of special characters hidden that one may use by holding down a “key” for a moment. In my pea brain, I still haven’t managed to memorize all these yet. Dang!

By: Todd Bradley

Todd Bradley — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:27:27 +0000

I hate typing on this damned thing. Even using the Split keyboard the keya are too far from the edges to thumb type. And the glass touch sensor is useLess for touch typing and every slight misfire causes the keyboard to disappear. I could do better on day 1 with my iPhone than week 3 of my iPad.

By: Terry

Terry — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 02:07:25 +0000

Use Dragon Naaturally Speaking App on iPad. Works great and minor corrections take minimal time.

By: John Mc

John Mc — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 21:24:52 +0000

I don’t agree with 1 & 4. I find that the key click throws me off because even on an iPad 3 the sound of the click is a fraction behind the key operation, and I unconsciously slow down to compensate for this.

The split screen I just can’t get on with at all. Why would anyone choose to hold it and type with thumbs? If I’m going to type anything at speed then I’m way faster when the iPad is either sitting on my lap or properly angled at a desk, using the full iPad keyboard.

My only tip is to do the opposite of what you would normally do when touch typing on a regular keyboard – don’t look at what you’re typing, look at the keyboard, at what your fingers are doing. It will help your accuracy and stop you from getting distracted by autocorrect.

With practice I can match the speed I would normally achieve on a regular keyboard. Proof reading each paragraph afterwards though is mandatory.

By: Ted

Ted — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 15:18:28 +0000

Item 5 — connecting to the IMac’s keyboard. Going through the steps, my iPad recognizes the IMac’s keyboard. Unfortunately, the keyboard doesn’t recognize the iPad. My keyboard on the Mac is defined as “Apple’s keyboard,” not the Wireless keyboard. Apple’s helpline says (1) one cannot connect two machines (e.g. IMac and iPad) at the same time. (2) What the System Preferences “Keyboard” entry says isn’t important and irrelevant here. Anybody have a thought?

By: Automatic Android

Automatic Android — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 13:43:18 +0000

Sorry, I have to disagree with you Paul. I prefer typing on the iPad to typing on anything else, and I am way, way faster. I typed up a chapter of my PhD on my iPad, and the only thing I keep missing is the space bar. I aim too low, andasaresulttendtogetwordscrashingintoeachother. Perhaps I’m uncoordinated, but on ordinary keyboards, I tend to hit the side of the key next to the one I’m aiming for, and make MORE mistake than I do on the iPad. I would say keep at it Paul, learn to use the iPad keyboard. It’s great!