Apple does make keyboard cases and keyboards for the larger iPads, but not for the mini. Unfortunately.
Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 7, 2022, at 7:16 PM, Christopher Chaltain <[email protected]> wrote: > > I got my wife, who's sighted, an 11 inch iPad for Christmas. She bought > herself a keyboard case, which seems like a pretty nice one to me. I don't > know the brand, and she's asleep right now, but I can find that out in the > morning. I think Apple also makes it's own keyboard case for the iPads. > > With the VoiceOver short cut keys, you can basically use the keyboard to > perform any gesture you can perform with VoiceOver, so once you master those > short cut keys, you pretty much never have to touch the screen again. Richard > Turner has some nice documentation on these shortcut keys on his web page. > You can also get to them by going into the VoiceOver settings. Although I > don't have the shortcut keys all down yet myself, I do use my iPhone with the > K-380 bluetooth keyboard, and I can do quite a bit before I get stuck and > reach for the screen. > > -- > Christopher (AKA CJ) > Chaltain at Outlook > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Terri > Stimmel > Sent: Thursday, April 7, 2022 2:04 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Bluetooth keyboards for iPads > > Hello everyone, > > > I am possibly getting an iPad for my birthday. Although, I am not 100 percent > sure about this. I have wanted one for a while now. But I can do most things > I want to do, on my phone. Plus, I don't really know how having one might > help me. > > However, I certainly will make the best use of one, if it is something I get > for my birthday. > > > With all that said, does anyone know if they make bluetooth keyboards, > that fit over an iPad? > > I guess that would likely be more of a keyboard case? > > > I know years ago, they used to make something like this. As when I had > an iPad Mini, for a short time, I had one of those. > > > My other question is this. > > If you can use a bluetooth, keyboard case with an iPad, are there > commands you can use, so that you aren't always having to use the screen? > > > I think my hesitation with having an iPad, is that I know how slow I am, > when it comes to a touch screen. I can do quite a bit with my phone. And > I use it all the time. But when it comes to typing on it, I am rather > slow at it. No amount of practice over the years, has really changed > this. So I know it will be this way for me, if I am trying to use an > iPad. As often as I can, I use my bluetooth keyboard with my phone, to > type. Or I dictate. > > > Any thoughts, or suggestions would be much appreciated. I would likely > be getting an iPad Mini. As this is what I have talked about wanting, in > the past. > > > Thank you, > > > Terri > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. 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