Best Keyboard case for 9.7 iPad Pro

[Nhwhazup]

Yes, absolutely. Here is Apple's support page for the Smart Keyboard in case you have not seen it.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205237

It doesn't say much, but the important thing to remember is that pressing the Command key will display a set of keyboard shortcuts for whatever app you are using. I found this to be tremendously helpful for learning.

If you use Word, this page may also be helpful. I have not verified if all these shortcuts work with the Smart Keyboard.

https://support.office.com/en-us/ar...84c-9c77-d2438e836ee1?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US

Thanks for sharing the links. I do kind of know some of them from my MacBookPro I.e. The cut, copy and paste.

 

[yngrshr]

Well, I bit the bullet and, instead of trying to Jerry rig another keyboard made for the Air to work for this, I purchased the Smart Keyboard. Gotta admit. It's a lot better than I thought it would be. Best typing experience out of the other keyboards I tried out, too. And it actually works pretty well on my lap. That was my one real desire. A functioning keyboard that I can use on my lap. The iPad itself moves a bit, but it doesn't feel unstable or anything. Surprisingly so, really.

 

[Nhwhazup]

Well, I bit the bullet and, instead of trying to Jerry rig another keyboard made for the Air to work for this, I purchased the Smart Keyboard. Gotta admit. It's a lot better than I thought it would be. Best typing experience out of the other keyboards I tried out, too. And it actually works pretty well on my lap. That was my one real desire. A functioning keyboard that I can use on my lap. The iPad itself moves a bit, but it doesn't feel unstable or anything. Surprisingly so, really.

Glad you like it.

 

[tgara]

Thanks for sharing the links. I do kind of know some of them from my MacBookPro I.e. The cut, copy and paste.

No problem. I think that was by design. Apple and MS wanted to make the shortcuts on the Smart Keyboard as similar as possible to the desktop versions.

 

[yngrshr]

Glad you like it.

Honestly surprised at how much I like it. Was expecting to have to return it. The keyboard is super easy to type on, too.

 

[Nhwhazup]

Honestly surprised at how much I like it. Was expecting to have to return it. The keyboard is super easy to type on, too.

I really liked my Logitech ultra thin keyboard case for my previous iPad so I was expecting to be not so crazy about the ASK. However, I truly like the slim form factor and the feel and sound of the keys when typing.

 

[yngrshr]

I really liked my Logitech ultra thin keyboard case for my previous iPad so I was expecting to be not so crazy about the ASK. However, I truly like the slim form factor and the feel and sound of the keys when typing.

Yeah, the sound is a great thing. It's surprising to me. I don't know, I just figured the ASK was going to be mediocre and a half-measure. I'm still most surprised in how well it works on a lap.

 

[Mr.C]

Yes, absolutely. Here is Apple's support page for the Smart Keyboard in case you have not seen it.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205237

It doesn't say much, but the important thing to remember is that pressing the Command key will display a set of keyboard shortcuts for whatever app you are using. I found this to be tremendously helpful for learning.

If you use Word, this page may also be helpful. I have not verified if all these shortcuts work with the Smart Keyboard.

https://support.office.com/en-us/ar...84c-9c77-d2438e836ee1?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US

Thank you for that. I didn't know that pressing the command key brought up a list of short cuts. That's good to know.

 

[tgara]

Thank you for that. I didn't know that pressing the command key brought up a list of short cuts. That's good to know.

Yeah, it works on the Home screen and on each app. Learn a few of these and you can really fly.

The two I use often are Command-H (Returns you to the home screen), and Command-Tab (brings up the App Switcher, just like on a Mac).