Text editing on the iPad is a little different from on a computer. You need to use your fingers more, for a start!
Moving the cursor and editing text
The keyboard in Notes has no arrow keys. You reposition the cursor by tapping the iPad screen with your finger.
To edit a mis-spelled word, for example,
- tap at the end of the word and
- use the backspace key to delete the word.
Type the correct spelling.
With practice, you can position the cursor in the middle of the word to just delete a single or small group of letters.
To position the cursor in the middle of a word:
1. touch and hold the iPad screen near the word that you wish to edit. A focusing lens, displaying an enhanced view of the cursor, will appear on your iPad screen.
2. Keeping your finger touching the screen, carefully drag the focusing lens and the cursor to the required location, to precisely position it. This can take practice!
When the cursor is in the correct position, to the right of the letter you wish to change,
- use the backspace key to delete the letter
- type in the correction.
Select, cut, copy and paste
Selecting text is achieved by touching and holding your finger on the screen in the desired location, until you see the focusing lens.
Once the focusing lens appears, release the screen and the Select options are displayed.
if you choose to Select, an area of text will become highlighted and two blue drag-handles will be displayed, on on either side of the selection.
Touch each blue drag-handle in turn and pull them to the beginning and end of the text selection you wish to make.
Then choose to Cut or Copy the selection by pressing on the appropriate command.