iPadOS 15: The 10 best multitasking keyboard shortcuts

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Save clip and effort utilizing this database of useful iPadOS 15 keyboard shortcuts—and larn however to entree accusation astir each the presently disposable shortcuts.

With astir iPadOS users opting for an outer keyboard these days for their tasks, Apple decided to revamp the strategy for presenting them with keyboard shortcuts successful apps, and besides adhd a fewer caller shortcuts successful iPadOS 15 to enactment caller features successful the operating system.

From entering multitasking mode with conscionable a speedy cardinal operation to bringing up the Control Center, there's a keyboard shortcut that's bound to impressment users successful this roundup of the champion iPadOS 15 keyboard shortcut tricks.

Continue speechmaking to larn each astir them, and spot however you tin easy observe much keyboard shortcuts close connected your iPad arsenic good utilizing the eventual keyboard shortcut to show different shortcuts based connected the presently utilized app.

SEE: How to migrate to a caller iPad, iPhone, oregon Mac (TechRepublic Premium)

Many of the caller iPadOS 15 keyboard shortcuts utilize a cardinal known arsenic the Globe key. This cardinal tin beryllium recovered connected the keyboards made by Apple specifically for the iPad. If you bash not person an Apple iPad Keyboard, you tin easy remap different cardinal by navigating to and changing these settings:

Open the Settings app.
Select General | Keyboard | Hardware Keyboard | Modifier Keys (Figure A).
Select the Globe cardinal and past prime different cardinal to property alternatively to activate the Globe key.

Figure A

How to amusement the App Library successful iPadOS 15

The App Library came to iPadOS 15 and is the spot wherever each of the apps connected your instrumentality are accessible from within. By default, the App Library is accessible lone from the Dock connected the iPad; however, if you property Globe + Shift + A, you tin activate the App Library from anyplace successful iPadOS, including portion wrong different apps. This is large for erstwhile you request to motorboat different app oregon adhd an app to Slide Over oregon Split View.

How to amusement Control Center successful iPadOS 15

Control Center is the spot to easy alteration and entree cardinal strategy controls without the request to delve into the Settings app. In iPadOS 15, you tin easy entree the Control Center from anyplace successful the OS and successful immoderate apps by pressing Globe + C.

How to amusement the Notification Center successful iPadOS 15

The Notification Center is important connected immoderate iOS device, iPad included. With iPadOS 15, you tin present entree the Notification Center to get the latest notifications without lifting a digit disconnected the keyboard. Pressing Globe + N volition amusement it.

How to activate Siri successful iPadOS 15

On iPads that nary longer diagnostic the Home button, accessing Siri tin beryllium a spot analyzable and requires lifting your fingers from the keyboard to activate it, oregon relying connected "Hey Siri" to get the occupation done. However, successful iPadOS 15, you tin present activate Siri close from the keyboard. To bash this, property Globe + S and Siri volition activate and reply your questions.

SEE: Apple iPadOS: A cheat sheet (TechRepublic)

How to determination betwixt unfastened apps successful iPadOS 15

With FaceID devices, you tin easy determination betwixt unfastened apps by sliding on the enactment astatine the bottommost of the screen. You tin bash the aforesaid motion with a keyboard connected to your iPad by pressing the Globe + Left/Right to determination betwixt apps to the near and close successful the switcher.

How to amusement the multitasking switcher successful iPadOS 15

The multitasking switcher successful iPadOS is simply a large mode to leap betwixt your precocious opened apps to proceed a task oregon to determination contented via resistance and driblet betwixt apps. With iPadOS 15, accessing this switcher has gotten adjacent easier with a keyboard shortcut. Pressing Globe + Up volition amusement the switcher, and utilizing the arrow keys and Enter volition fto you prime and unfastened different app close from the keyboard.

How to unfastened divided presumption successful iPadOS 15

Split presumption has been astir for a portion successful iPadOS, allowing users to tally 2 apps broadside by side. Getting into divided presumption has ever been a amusement of patience, but successful iPadOS 15, Apple has accrued the velocity and easiness with which you tin get 2 apps into divided presumption mode. A keyboard shortcut tin besides help. By pressing Globe + Control + Left/Right, the presently unfastened app volition determination to the near oregon close of the screen, past let you to prime different app to motorboat to capable the remaining space.

How to power betwixt divided presumption apps successful iPadOS 15

With 2 apps successful divided view, determination was ne'er a large mode to determination betwixt them different than to pat into 1 app oregon the other, oregon usage a connected rodent oregon trackpad to determination betwixt the apps. iPadOS 15 solves this by giving a keyboard shortcut to determination betwixt the 2 divided presumption apps. Pressing Globe + Tilde volition determination betwixt each of the apps onscreen and let you to power each with much keyboard shortcuts oregon the substance cursor. You tin archer which app is the selected app by looking astatine the multitasking indicator astatine the apical of the app. If it's achromatic with a flimsy outline alternatively of airy gray, it's the selected app.

How to marque divided presumption into afloat surface successful iPadOS 15

Using the erstwhile bid of Globe + Tilde, you tin prime an app connected either broadside of the divided view, past property Globe + F if you privation to show that app afloat surface alternatively of successful a divided view. This is large for erstwhile you're finished referencing an app successful divided presumption and privation to determination backmost implicit to the superior app.

How to power into Slide Over successful iPadOS 15

If you are presently successful a divided presumption with 2 apps broadside by side, pressing Globe + Option + Left/Right volition interruption disconnected the selected app into a descent implicit model and instrumentality the different app to afloat surface view. You tin proceed pressing this keyboard shortcut to determination the descent implicit the model to the near oregon to the right. If you privation to instrumentality the apps to a divided surface instead, property Globe + Control + Left/Right.

SEE: Top keyboard shortcuts you request to cognize (free PDF) (TechRepublic)

More iPadOS 15 keyboard shortcuts

The iPad has galore keyboard shortcuts built in, including ones for galore of the apps you apt usage connected a regular basis. Apple has built a caller strategy successful iPadOS 15 to beryllium capable to easy find and navigate done the agelong database of keyboard shortcuts successful idiosyncratic apps successful the OS and built-in apps (Figure B).

Figure B

From astir anyplace successful iOS, property and clasp the Command key. This volition bring up a dialog that volition let you to filter done each of the keyboard shortcuts disposable successful the existent app (or OS view) based connected taxable (Figure B). This presumption isn't new, but it has been wholly redesigned successful iPadOS 15 to marque it easy navigable and filterable by topic. You tin besides hunt done the keyboard shortcuts disposable by typing erstwhile the model appears, which volition filter the shortcuts based connected what you've typed. This is large erstwhile you cognize the sanction oregon keyboard command, but privation the details connected it.

When you're trying to find a keyboard shortcut—or you're conscionable funny astir what keyboard shortcuts the app you're utilizing offers—remember to property and clasp the Command key.