Itty bitty keyboard

My iPad keyboard suddenly became a little itty bitty floating one. HOW DO I GET THE FULL BOTTOM LOCATED ONE?!

This happens in Notability and is driving me crazy

iPad 2, iOS 8

Posted on Nov 23, 2020 12:18 PM

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stedman1

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Nov 23, 2020 12:19 PM in response to sandrafrombohemia

Place your thumb and forefinger on the little keyboard, and spread them apart, as in a “zoom-in” motion.

Nov 23, 2020 4:58 PM in response to sandrafrombohemia

Expanding upon stedman1’s directions, full details of the Floating Keyboard can be found here:

Use the floating keyboard on your iPad – Apple Support

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