I under stated the problem. Not only does the Ipad not have up and down cursor keys, it has no left or right cursor keys and no forward delete. The only way to change mistyping is to place the cursor ahead of the offending text and delete backward. And, that is easier said then done until the text is expanded so that the cursor can be placed in just the right spot with a finger tip. It is sooooooo stupid.
I still haven’t figured out how to select and cut or copy text.
Wow. Just - wow. The delete/backspace thing I understand, since Apple has always eschewed the backspace key (why, I haven't the foggiest idea), but NO ARROW KEYS? That's just insane. Especially for a SOFT KEYBOARD. You can't tell me they could not fit them in, or even "double up" on an ALT+key set (ALT+; is up, ALT+< is left, ALT+> is down, ALT+/ is right).
Wow. That's someone saying "hey, why do we need arrow keys when the user can just touch where they want the cursor?" That person obviously is NOT a typist by any stretch of the imagination. Yes, lift your hands, move your cursor, then put your hands back on the keyboard. How absolutely inconvenient and error-inducing (as you get your fingers misaligned with the keyboard when returning to home row, for example).
Truly an epic fail!
I still haven’t figured out how to select and cut or copy text.
Remember the iPhone didn't even have select and cut-and-paste for the first few years of life...;) This is how you do it on the iPhone, once it was added.