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Originally Posted by tomsem
....Spreadsheets are torture on any platform.
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Yes true, but on the iPads it is way worse. Tapping in a spreadsheet field causes the keyboard to popup, which scrolls things around and/or covers up where you were about to type. As a matter of fact, that happens in all sorts of apps, not just spreadsheets. I get tired of having to relocate the position I selected for text entry. What a PITA. The mini-keyboard is too small for my fat fingers. The big keyboard is so large it covers up too much of the screen making it difficult to look at the fuller picture of the spreadsheet or document without constant scrolling up and down. It is logistically a nightmare. And Siri dictation is a frigging joke and a no go for me. Apple gets a D- on usability of text input on iPads. Trying to get the cut/paste/copy etc. to work often takes several attempts. Using an external keyboard is really not what I want to do, as I might as well go grab my MacBook Air M1 and use it rather than trying to get a kluge external keyboard system to work with an iPad. Even typing a post into this forum thread is a royal PITA on an iPad, and nearly impossible on an iPhone.