Jewels1988 Author

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Space bar not giving me a floating cursor

I have a 10th Gen iPad running on OS 16, and when I hold the space bar down, the keys disappear, but it still will not allow me to get the floating cursor so I can move it where I need it. I looked under accessibility, but saw nowhere where I can address it.

Posted on Aug 26, 2023 12:07 PM

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Aug 26, 2023 1:28 PM in response to Jewels1988

See:

Type with the onscreen keyboard on iPad - Apple Support

Turn the onscreen keyboard into a trackpad

Touch and hold the Space bar with one finger until the keyboard turns light grey.

Move the insertion point by dragging around the keyboard.

To select text, touch and hold the keyboard with a second finger, then adjust the selection by moving the first finger around the keyboard.

See Select, cut, copy, and paste text for more ways to select text.

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