Gestures for iPadOS
Summon Formatting Bar
If you find the editing gestures too fiddly to use on the
iPad’s screen, you can use another gesture to summon
the Formatting Bar. Tap and hold with three fingers and it
appears, at the top of the screen, offering icons to undo,
redo, cut, copy and paste.
Move the Cursor
If you want to move the cursor around the screen, pick it
up, by tapping and holding its present position, then drag
it to where you want it to go and lift your finger to place it.
Double-tap and hold to select text between the cursor’s
old position, and its new one.
Cut, Copy and Paste
There are three editing gestures, all of which use three
fingers. After carrying out one of these gestures, a small
window appears telling you what you’ve done. The
gestures are Copy: three-finger pinch; Cut: three-finger
double pinch; Paste: three-finger spread.
Undo and Redo
Swipe the screen left with three fingers to undo the last
thing you edited. Alternatively, to perform the same task,
you can tap the screen with three fingers. If you decide
your undo was a mistake, swipe right with three fingers
to redo the edit.
Select a Block of Text
Another way to select a block of text is to double-tap
and hold a word at the start or end of the block you wish
to select, and then drag your finger over the words you
want to highlight. When you’ve selected it, lift your finger
to finish; the text you want is highlighted.
Drag Scrollbar
Scroll a screen and a scrollbar appears on its right. The
height of the grey bar represents the current screen’s
position in the document or page. By lifting your finger and
placing it on the scrollbar, you can drag it up and down for
more efficient screen scrolling.
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