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hey guys, i use this solution for inserting a division symbol on an iOS device.... first you need to have an apple wireless keyboard. now, instead of activating a secondary keyboard (Japanese) as stated in some of the above post, go into settings and go to keyboard shortcuts, once there create a new keyboard shortcut, but here is where the actual wireless keyboard comes into play,use your apple wireless keyboard to input the text, in the phrase entry field use the shortcut (option + ?) this will insert the actual division symbol ( ÷ ) in the shortcut entry field input what TWO characters work for you, i use ( // ) remember you have to use TWO.
this tip wil work for any of the mathematical symbols you need to use, but are not built into iOS
hey guys, i use this solution for inserting a division symbol on an iOS device.... first you need to have an apple wireless keyboard. now, instead of activating a secondary keyboard (Japanese) as stated in some of the above post, go into settings and go to keyboard shortcuts, once there create a new keyboard shortcut, but here is where the actual wireless keyboard comes into play,use your apple wireless keyboard to input the text, in the phrase entry field use the shortcut (option + ?) this will insert the actual division symbol ( ÷ ) in the shortcut entry field input what TWO characters work for you, i use ( // ) remember you have to use TWO.
this tip wil work for any of the mathematical symbols you need to use, but are not built into iOS
If you cannot get the Japanese Fifty keyboard for Apple IPhone IOS
I verified I can get this Division Symbol in my Japanese Kana keyboard
Same Basic steps that Dan Perkins provided but in Kana Keyboard
(once you have it installed):
(1) Hit ABC lower right
(2) Hit *123 (the asterisk is the 'star' symbol)
(3) Beneath the 5 is the Division Symbol
(4) Lightly hold the 5 key until a Symbol map shows up
(5) Select the Division Symbol
When you are done, explore the Kana "Emoticons" Menu
lower left first screen (^o^)
Eric Ross wrote:
When you are in the keyboard click on the numbers then look to your bottom right you will see the key with math signs.
Dan Perkins wrote:
Hi gang,
PLEASE tell me how to get a division sign (÷) on my iPad keyboard.
Dan Perkins wrote:
Thanks Apfelwurm, that worked great. Not sure why the Japanese keyboard has it but not the American one. Odd.
Thanks again.
Divide sign is alt(option) and question mark :)
Where is the alt (option) key on an iPad?
My apologies, I use a wireless keyboard with my ipad since I prefer to touch type.
Apfelwurm, you referred to the “Japanese Fifty Key” keyboard. This is not among the keyboard choices on my iPad. (I do have the latest iOS installed, which is 5.1.1 as of 9/14/12.) There were two Japanese keyboards -- Romaji and Kana -- so I chose both. Neither had a division symbol that I was able to find.
My only solution to this problem thus far is to google for a division symbol and copy & paste it!
CORRECTION: I found it! I was not accessing the Jaoanese keyboards correctly, but when I figured it out, I found the division symbol on the numerical page of the Kana keyboard. So hooray! But wow, how silly that Apple neglected to include such a common symbol on the U.S. keyboard (and U.K.). It's so obvious it should be an alternate character with the lower case "x" key.
Division sign
