Keyboard shortcuts on an iPad? Are you kidding? No. Not at all. In fact, when you start to work with an iPad+keyboard setup you’ll notice how annoying it is to go back to having to touch the screen whilst typing. If you think keyboard shortcuts are a useful on a computer, they are an absolute must-do on an iPad+keyboard.
Quickly navigate through text (and select*)
Alt + arrow keys - Move your cursor one word at the time
Cmd + right arrow key - Go to end of line
Cmd + left arrow key - Go to beginning of line
Cmd + up arrow key - Go to beginning of document
Cmd + down arrow key - Go to end of document
*Combine these with the shift key to select text
Deleting
Alt Delete – Delete one word
Cmd Delete - Delete one line
Fn Delete - Not supported unfortunately!
Diacritical marks
Alt E - Followed by e makes é
Alt ` - Followed by e makes è
Alt I - Followed by e makes ê
Alt U - Followed by e makes ë
Select, copy and paste
Cmd C - Copy
Cmd V - Paste
Cmd A - Select all
Un and redoing
Cmd Z - Undo
Cmd Shift Z - Redo
Miscellaneous
Esc - Declines suggested word
Eject - Show on screen keyboard
Media keys - Control iPod playback (F7 – F12)
Brightness keys - Adjust iPad brightness (F1 and F2)
Cmd Space - Switch input language
Standard shortcuts - for special characters seem to work
Bonus for iPad Dock Keyboard users:
You have a dedicated Home, Spotlight, Picture Frame and Screen Lock button on your iPad Dock Keyboard. Congrats!
Printable .pdf
As you can tell, it’s quite hard to make a nice layout in a WordPress post. That’s why I created this printable .pdf. Download it, print it. For best results, print two pages on one sheet.
