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I can't always minimize keyboard (just started having problems on ebay in their message field, after their recent "upgrade."). If I can't downsize the keyboard, I can't see the "Send" button on the bottom of the screen/field, as it is covered by the keyboard, so I can't send the message I just tried to write!
Why doesn't Apple keyboard have a button to downsize/hide keyboard????...would be any easy fix to this problem it appears many of us are having!
Hey jtrdo,
It appears that the onscreen keyboard of your iPad is covering areas of the screen you need to see. Depending on your iPad model, you could try turning on either the floating keyboard or split keyboard features to help see more of the screen on your iPad. The information below goes into more details about split screen, which is from this article: Type with the onscreen keyboard on iPad - Apple Support
"Use a split keyboard
You can type with a split keyboard that’s at the bottom of the screen, or undocked and in the middle of the screen.
To turn Split Keyboard on or off, touch and hold 
 or 
, tap Keyboard Settings, then select Split Keyboard; or go to Settings 
 > General > Keyboard, then turn Split Keyboard on or off.
When Split Keyboard is turned on in Settings, touch and hold 
, then do any of the following:
Note: The Split Keyboard option is not available on iPad Pro 11-inch and iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation and later)."
This article has more information as well: If your iPad keyboard is small or split in half - Apple Support If those still don't work best for you, you can submit feedback here: Feedback - iPad - Apple
Best wishes.
Minimizing keyboard
