Track pad
How do you use a track pad and what is the main purpose of it, would it be used instead of a keyboard? I am new to apple
iPad Pro, iPadOS 14
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A trackpad is not a keyboard.
A keyboard is a keyboard
A trackpad is like a computer mouse.
A mouse has either a LED light or laser light on the bottom ( used to be a small rolling ball ) that acts to move the onscreen computer pointer around the screen, based on where you move the mouse around on a flat surface.
With a computer track pad, instead of a mouse, you use your fingers on a touch sensitive area to move an onscreen cursor/pointer around in response to where your finger/s are within the touch sensitive trackpad area.
You fingers become with mouse moving on a flat surface area instead of a physical thing you push around on a flat surface.
Also with trackpads today, they can do more onscreen computer activities by doing certain finger gestures on the surface of the trackpad area.
With newer iPads that run iPadOS, you can either use a wired or wireless computer mouse OR a wired/wireless trackpad for moving an onscreen cursor on an iPad that is running iPadOS.
I hope this helps you understand what a mouse and trackpad does.