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Picture of the numeric/symbol keyboard on Apple iphone and iPad

Apple keyboard – Handy tip

Posted on 21 April 202329 October 2024 By JuliaEEvans No Comments on Apple keyboard – Handy tip

Here’s a handy tip to make texting and e-mailing easier for you on your iPhone and iPad.

If you want to enter a single number or symbol in your message (eg. £ or 6), there’s no need to press the ?123 key ! (as per image below).

For a single character, just press AND HOLD DOWN the ?123’button’ as you move your finger over to the relevant number or symbol on the numeric keyboard which has now appeared – temporarily!

As soon as you release your finger from the ?123 key, the alphanumeric keyboard returns to the screen – ready for you to continue with the rest of your message.

Using this tip avoids the need to keep switching between the alphabetical keyboard to the numeric/symbol keyboard on your Apple devices.

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