Use your Smart Keyboard Page or Smart Keyboard with your iPad

Learn how to connect and employ your Smart Keyboard Folio or Smart Keyboard.

To employ a Smart Keyboard Folio, y'all need an iPad Pro 11-inch (1st, 2nd, or third generation), iPad Pro 12.nine-inch (3rd, 4th, or 5th generation), or iPad Air (4th or 5th generation).

To use a Smart Keyboard, y'all demand an iPad (7th, eighth, or 9th generation), iPad Air (third generation), iPad Pro nine.seven-inch, iPad Pro 10.5-inch, or iPad Pro 12.9-inch (1st or second generation).

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Connect to your iPad

Different Bluetooth keyboards, you don't need to pair or turn on your Smart Keyboard Page or Smart Keyboard.

If y'all have an iPad Pro xi-inch (1st, second, or 3rd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd, quaternary, or 5th generation), or iPad Air (fourth or 5th generation): Connect your Smart Keyboard Folio to your iPad with the Smart Connector. The Smart Connector is on the dorsum of your iPad, and has iii small, magnetic contacts. Then put your iPad into the type position.

If y'all have an iPad (seventh, 8th, or 9th generation), iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Pro 9.7-inch, iPad Pro 10.5-inch, or iPad Pro 12.ix-inch (1st or second generation): Connect your Smart Keyboard to your iPad with the Smart Connector, which has 3 pocket-size, magnetic contacts. The Smart Connector is on the top edge of your Smart Keyboard and on the side of your iPad. Then put your iPad into the blazon position.

Learn what to do if y'all can't connect your iPad to your keyboard.

Stand up your iPad

Fold the Smart Keyboard Folio into the type position:

Fold the Smart Keyboard into a triangle with the keyboard in front of your iPad:

To use the keyboard, your iPad needs to be in the groove above the number keys and folded in the blazon position.

Use keyboard shortcuts

There are multiple keyboard shortcuts that you tin can use to perform commands.

Most keyboard shortcuts use the Control ⌘ key, like a Mac. If you're more familiar with a PC keyboard, the Command ⌘ key does the same thing every bit the Control key on a PC.

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Switch to software keyboard

You might demand to use the software keyboard that appears on your iPad brandish, instead of the Smart Keyboard Folio or Smart Keyboard, to exercise things similar blazon accented characters or use dictation.

To prove the software keyboard, tap the keyboard buttonthe keyboard options button in the lower-correct corner of the screen. In the menu that appears, tap the bear witness keyboard buttonthe show software keyboard button. To hide the software keyboard, tap the dismiss buttonthe minimize software keyboard button.

Get assistance

If your iPad doesn't detect your Smart Keyboard Folio or Smart Keyboard or yous encounter an "Accompaniment not supported" warning on your iPad, brand certain there'south no debris or plastic roofing on the Smart Connector pins on the keyboard or the Smart Connector on the iPad. Also, try these steps:

  1. Make certain that your iPad and Smart Keyboard Folio or Smart Keyboard are in the type position and that you lot take the latest version of iOS or iPadOS.
  2. Remove the Smart Keyboard Page or Smart Keyboard from your iPad.
  3. Restart your iPad.
  4. Reconnect the Smart Keyboard Folio or Smart Keyboard.

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