A:Answer Fold the pad flat without connecting to the magnetic strip and the keyboard is off. Secondly, place the pad in the reading mode position and the keyboard is off. The only time the keyboard is on is when in the magnetic connection mode. Plus there is a small keyboard icon on the bottom right of the screen that calls up the virtual keyboard at any time. This was typed using the keyboard in about half the time it would have taken me with the virtual one. Plus, you still get word selections at the bottom of the screen. So for games and similar apps i use the pad folded flat, but everything else, like email, the keyboard is a must because the short cuts with the keys is much faster and more accurate.
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