You can draw in a document with Apple Pencil (on supported devices), or with your finger. Check to see which languages and regions Scribble supports. * You can change to another supported language in the toolbar if you’ve added the keyboard for the language in Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards. The toolbar also has buttons to indent, format, and align text, as well as to insert page breaks, bookmarks, and more. Drag the selection handles to change the selection. To select text, circle it or draw a line through it.To join or separate characters, draw a vertical line between them.To insert text between words, tap and hold in a text area, then start writing when a space opens.Tap the Scribble tool in the toolbar at the bottom of the screen, then start writing.Īs you write with Apple Pencil, you can also delete words, insert text, and more:.Or tap in a text box, shape, or in a table cell in a word-processing or page layout document.
To check the Scribble setting, or to turn it off, go to Settings > Apple Pencil on your iPad. With Scribble, you can turn handwriting into text with an Apple Pencil on a supported iPad.* When you pair an Apple Pencil with an iPad, Scribble is on by default.
