There's a quick macOS keyboard shortcut for that—and plenty of other. Or a portion of it and choose where to save the image or video file.
My first few days with the Smart Keyboard took some adjusting. However, I quickly realized that if I looked at the Smart Keyboard more like a Mac keyboard and less like an iOS keyboard, it made much more sense — and it only took a few key shortcuts to get me to a point where I felt just as comfortable as I had with every other iPad keyboard I’d ever used. Must-know Smart Keyboard shortcutsThat being said, here are the Apple Smart Keyboard shortcuts every owner should know right from the start: How to return to the Home screen with the Smart Keyboard Command + H lets you quickly return to your iPad’s Home screen without having to reach for the Home button.Photo. How to access emoji with the Smart Keyboard Accessing emoji from the Smart Keyboard can be done by just tapping on the Globe Key in the bottom left of the keyboard.Photo:One of the first things you’ll most likely scratch your head at, particularly if you’re a new Smart Keyboard owner, is how to access the emoji keyboard. This isn’t just a question I get from Smart Keyboard owners, but owners of any hardware keyboard.The solution to this seems totally obvious, but it wasn’t to me either, so don’t feel bad if you spent a good while trying to figure it out, I did. When you want to access the emoji keyboard, just press the globe key on your Smart Keyboard (it’s in the lower left corner next to the control key).
When you’re done, just press the globe key again or tap the button in the bottom right corner of your screen to hide the keyboard again.How to switch between apps with the Smart Keyboard Access the App Switcher, just like on your Mac, but using Command + Tab.Photo:The Smart Keyboard doesn’t seem to give true access to the multitasking interface of iOS (for this you’ll still need to reach up and double-press your Home button). However, iOS does have an App Switcher just like OS X does. To access it, just hold down the Command key and press the Tab key.An App Switcher will appear on your screen. Keep holding down the Command key and keep tapping the Tab key until you are highlighting the app you want to jump to. When it’s highlighted, you can release the Command key.
You’ll automatically be taken to that app. How to Spotlight search with the Smart Keyboard Spotlight Search can be triggered from anywhere by using the Command + Space shortcut, just like in OS X.Photo:Just like on your Mac, you can quickly access Spotlight Search with the Smart Keyboard (or any Bluetooth keyboard) by using the Command + Space shortcut.If you’ve owned a Mac for many years, this is the same way you’ve been accessing Spotlight search since pretty much the dawn of OS X.Like I mentioned earlier, a lot of the Smart Keyboard shortcuts are more inline with Mac shortcuts than they are iOS.
So when in doubt, try the Mac version. You may be surprised how many of them work. How to navigate pages and documents with the Smart Keyboard Using Command + any arrow key lets you jump to the top or bottom of any page or document, or to the beginning or end of any row of text.Photo:If you type a lot of text, this is one shortcut you may want to commit to memory. To jump to the top of a document or page, just hold down the Command key and tap the up arrow. Same thing goes for jumping to the bottom of a document (tap the down arrow).You can also jump to the end or the beginning of a line by holding down the Command key and tapping the left or right arrow.
I’ve found these shortcuts to be rather useful while navigating longer documents, pages, and files.How to view app specific shortcuts with the Smart Keyboard Hold down the Command key for a second by itself and you get a complete list of supported shortcuts in any app.Photo: Ally Kazmucha/The App FactoriOS 9 really took the usability of hardware keyboards on iOS to the next level. Not only are there more system level shortcuts available, apps can also now have specific shortcuts specifically made for their apps. But how do you know what those are, or where you can find them?Simply hold down the Command key for a few seconds and a list should pop up within any app that supports keyboard shortcuts. You can do this in third-party apps as well as Apple’s own native apps.For example, I can use and type Command + N to start a new tweet. I can also use other keyboard shortcuts to make navigating the app much faster right from my keyboard. Other Smart Keyboard shortcut tipsThe Smart Keyboard is very much designed just like any other Mac keyboard. IOS 9 is also built in the same way.
So most, but not all, shortcuts that you can perform on your Mac are most likely fair game on iOS as well now. If you want to brush up on Mac shortcuts, you can do so here:.That means things like cut, copy and paste can all be done from your keyboard, no pop up menus needed, and that goes for any Bluetooth keyboard, not just the Smart Keyboard. What’s still missing?There’s no doubt Apple will improve upon the Smart Keyboard over time. Would I like volume buttons or quick access to Siri right from the keyboard like I can from many other Bluetooth keyboards with dedicated shortcut rows?
Sure.For now, I’m willing to take the trade-off for the portability the Smart Keyboard offers. Hopefully, over time, more options will be added and more functionality will make its way to the Smart Keyboard, just like it did with Bluetooth keyboards.What Smart Keyboard shortcuts would you add?This post was syndicated via.
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