5 Awesome Google Keyboard Features You Probably Don't Know About

Each iPad, iPod and iPad allows you to customize the way the keyboard works. To set long-press shortcuts, tap on Apps > Keyboard shortcuts to bring up a list of options to assign a long-press shortcut. On the Today screen ( Miscellaneous Weirdness ), in search results, and sometimes when you highlight text and tap Look Up, you see something peculiar: a little row of app icons labeled Siri App Suggestions.

I use ” a lot (two key presses to access it), sometimes I have to enter www.” andcom” on sites that don't work without the full URL, etc. Once the text has been highlighted, lift your finger and then tap on the selected text to bring up the popup window with multiple editing options like cut, copy, replace and more.

Once you get the hang of this feature, you won't need to be reaching your fingers to the top of your screen as often, to tap on a word to move the cursor manually. You can also take a screenshot at the touch of a button and "shake" the iPad without having to pick it up.

When a user clicks on a file and presses the space bar on the keyboard, a preview image is generated and displayed in the Finder. The Smart Keyboard available for the iPad Pro adds a command key and an option key, similar to keyboards designed for the Mac. When it comes to entering the credit card details either press to auto fill if you are already using that feature with Keychain, or press it and then Apple select Use Camera on the next menu you get.

Just tap the "G" icon and type in a subject, then hit the "GIF" button at the bottom of the search results. When you want to access it, hold down the emoji icon, which is typically used to switch between all the installed keyboards. Read on for 9 ways to make typing on your iPhone, iPad, or Android device a little easier, from how to turn on caps lock” to a simple shortcut to the exclamation mark.

The shift-swipe trick is nice, but there's an even faster move to master: double tap the space bar to get a period and space. You can also use the shift key as you would on a regular keyboard, by holding Shift and tapping the letter you want to capitalize.