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Learning to type on the virtual keyboard can
take practice, but once you get used to it, you’ll
find that your fingers actually move less than
when using a physical keyboard. As a result, the
virtual keyboard can place less stress on your
hands and wrists, making typing faster and
easier.
One great timesaver is the iPad’s voice dic-
tation feature, which lets you talk and turn your
spoken words into written text. Not everyone
can afford a secretary, but your iPad already
knows how to take a letter.
And to make typing even easier, you can
create unique shortcuts. After typing a short,
memorable acronym, your iPad will expand it to
full text, without forcing you to type the whole
phrase yourself. This is useful for anything you
type again and again, like your contact informa-
tion, a salutation, or even a whole paragraph.
Using Dictation
and Keyboard
Shorcuts