How to turn off the on screen keyboard bar on my iPad?

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How to turn off the on screen keyboard bar on my iPad?

Hi everyone!

I wanted to share my setup and ask for some help with an issue I've been experiencing.

The problem I'm having is with a bar that is always overlaid on most applications, preventing me from typing properly with the keyboard. Sometimes I can scroll the page, but even then, the bar still occupies a significant portion of the screen and makes it difficult to use.

Does anyone know how to remove this bar or have any suggestions to fix this?

Thanks in advance!

Gustavo

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Posted on Jun 19, 2024 4:23 AM

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Answer 1

6x6

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Jun 20, 2024 7:02 AM in response to Alma de Aventura

I believe “Escribir a mano” is the setting I was referring to. It seems to be turned off already. Turn it on and off again. It may help.

Otherwise, one other thing I do is to open Safari and touch the search field with a finger. This brings up the regular screen keyboard and hide the mini keyboard.

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Answer 2

Jun 20, 2024 6:30 AM in response to 6x6

Thanks for your help.. is not the option =( (IpadOS 17.5.1)

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Answer 3

6x6

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Jun 19, 2024 7:00 AM in response to Alma de Aventura

It seems that you are using an Apple Pencil. One way to remove the keyboard bar is to go to Settings > Apple Pencil and to turn off Scribble. You can turn it back on afterwards.

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Answer 4

6x6

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Jun 20, 2024 11:39 AM in response to Alma de Aventura

I just read this article: https://9to5mac.com/2024/06/20/ipad-power-user-tip-hide-the-floating-keyboard-row-so-it-wont-hide-your-content/. It seems to apply exactly to what you see.

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