Where is the tab key on iPad keyboard

The real issue is that people want to use the iPad to type an indent for the beginning of a paragraph, and without the tab key someone has to hit the spacebar 5 times which is fine, unless you are trying to teach someone how to write. Then you are teaching them a bad lesson. How hard could a tab key be?

So not quite a tab key but iOS9 brings a swipe gesture to move the cursor. When the keyboard is present just slide two fingers across it left or right to move the cursor. This helps a lot but I still would like to be able to tab to next field when filling out forms.

If you tap in front of the sentence or place you want to indent, then tap again, not double tap, options will appear and you can choose indent.

I Guess it depends on the program but if you hold your finger over the area where you would like to tab a menu comes up. In keynotes insert is one of the options. After selecting insert tab will be an option.

Addtionally, why isn't there one included in one of the software updates?

You would have to ask Apple

If you have the large, 12.9 inch iPad Pro, the iPad Pro's software keyboard HAS a dedicated tab key.

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