How to use trackpad mode on your iPad with an external keyboardYou don't need 3D Touch or the software keyboard to move your cursor.
When it comes to editing or selecting text on an iPad, there's nothing simpler than the tap-to-select feature. It's been around since the second iOS release (back when it was still "iPhone OS"), and although somewhat rudimentary, it gets the job done.
But external keyboards and iOS have spoiled us: On an external keyboard, you can move your cursor with the arrow keys, and select text by holding down Shift while doing so. iOS, meanwhile, allows you to put two fingers on the iPad's digital keyboard (or 3D Touch with one finger on the iPhone 6s or 6s Plus) to move your cursor, trackpad style.
But who says you have to choose? Thanks to the way this feature is built in, you can use the two-finger gesture even if you have an external keyboard attached.
How to enable trackpad mode on your iPad without the virtual keyboard
Open a text document and make sure you're in Edit mode, or tap in any text field.
Place two fing...
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How to use trackpad mode on your iPad with an external keyboard
