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Pulaskidawg Author

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Typing Mode: ^ Tab to exit

I have an iPad with a Bluetooth keyboard. For several months it’s worked like a charm. About 2 weeks ago I noticed that if I hit the tab button or the cursor keys it would change into a mode that highlighted icons or features on the app that I was working on. If you touched those keys again it scrolled between the highlighted options. In addition, the screen was outlined with a blue box. Yesterday the keyboard seemed to quit working, but it started working again today. When the unusual mode started, I got a message at the top of the screen that read “Typing Mode: ^ Tab to exit”. I’m not sure what that does, but it didn’t fix my problem. Any suggestions? I just want my keyboard to work the way it used to.

Much thanks for any help.

iPad, iPadOS 14

Posted on Feb 8, 2021 5:38 PM

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LotusPilot

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Posted on Feb 9, 2021 4:30 PM

Have you perhaps enabled Full Keyboard Access in Settings?

Settings > Accessibility > Keyboards > [Hardware Keyboards] Full Keyboard Access > Full Keyboard Access > ON | OFF

If ON, set to OFF.

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Typing Mode: ^ Tab to exit

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