Meet the iPad 2 - The iPad 2 - page 15

Use Two Hands
The iPad's entire screen is filled with sensors, so take advantage of the
large display area and use both hands. One obvious application is the
keyboard that appears when you're entering text; since it's nearly full
size, you can type as you would on a physical keyboard.
For another example, look to Apple's Keynote app: Touch and hold a slide
with the finger of one hand, and then use your other hand to tap other
slides to select them all in a group. Numerous games and other apps also
accept two-handed input.
Work with Text
It's one thing to view photos and movies, but how do you enter and edit
text? Whether you're typing a Web address, adding an event to your
calendar, or composing a letter, you need to know how to put letters to
screen. You'll encounter the following basic operations throughout the
iPad environment.
Type text
Whenever you tap on an editable text area, the iPad's software keyboard
slides up from the bottom of the screen ( Figure 1.6 , next page). Type on it
as you would a regular keyboard, keeping a few things in mind:
■ The screen can't accommodate a full-sized keyboard, so some charac-
ters appear where you may not expect them. For example, you type
an exclamation point (!) by holding the Shift ( ) key and tapping
the comma (,) key. Number keys are accessed by tapping the “.?123”
key, and symbols such as the equals sign (=) are available after next
tapping the “#+=” key.