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Hidden iPad keyboard options

CNET's Donald Bell shows off a few tricks for using the iPad's onscreen keyboard.

Donald Bell Senior Editor / How To
Donald Bell has spent more than five years as a CNET senior editor, reviewing everything from MP3 players to the first three generations of the Apple iPad. He currently devotes his time to producing How To content for CNET, as well as weekly episodes of CNET's Top 5 video series.
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Watch this: Use hidden iPad keyboard features

Most people generally consider  the iPad's lack of a physical keyboard a disadvantage. However, if you do a little digging, you will find that Apple includes a few useful features in the iPad's onscreen keyboard  that physical keyboards can't match.

You can easily uncover some of the tricks to extend the keyboard's capabilities by peeking at the iPad's general settings and opening the keyboard options.

However, some of the other tricks are truly hidden. If you've never held down a vowel for an accent character or successfully found the symbol for the British pound sterling, then this how to video is for you.