# Keeping IOS keyboard available

**URL:** <https://forum.xojo.com/t/keeping-ios-keyboard-available/64934>\
**Category:** iOS\
**Created:** [August 8, 2021, 5:05am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/keeping-ios-keyboard-available/64934 "2021-08-08T05:05:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Martin\_Fitzgibbons](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/martin_fitzgibbons/32/259_2.png) [@Martin\_Fitzgibbons](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Martin_Fitzgibbons)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2021, 5:05am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/keeping-ios-keyboard-available/64934/1 "2021-08-08T05:05:12Z")

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I don’t have any textfields on my view but would like the keyboards to stay visible and allow text entry so I can capture the data and use it graphically. Is this possible or do I have to draw my own?

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**Author:** ![Martin\_T](https://forum.xojo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Martin\_T](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Martin_T)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2021, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/keeping-ios-keyboard-available/64934/2 "2021-08-08T18:03:09Z")

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I think this is nearly the same. You could add some points if you want.  
\<[https://xojo.com/issue/61968](https://xojo.com/issue/61968)\>

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**Author:** ![Jeremie\_L](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/jeremie_l/32/150_2.png) [@Jeremie\_L](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Jeremie_L)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2021, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/keeping-ios-keyboard-available/64934/3 "2021-08-08T19:08:08Z")

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Found this old post on stackoverflow:

> <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22583029/showing-ios-onscreen-keyboard-without-a-textfield/24972512#24972512>

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**Author:** ![Michel\_Bujardet](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/michel_bujardet/32/252_2.png) [@Michel\_Bujardet](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Michel_Bujardet)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2021, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/keeping-ios-keyboard-available/64934/4 "2021-08-08T20:58:02Z")

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The simplest way could be to use an off-view textfield, and set focus to it.

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**Author:** ![Martin\_Fitzgibbons](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/martin_fitzgibbons/32/259_2.png) [@Martin\_Fitzgibbons](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Martin_Fitzgibbons)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 1:16am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/keeping-ios-keyboard-available/64934/5 "2021-08-09T01:16:19Z")

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> [@Martin\_T](#):
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> [https://xojo.com/issue/61968](https://xojo.com/issue/61968)

Hi Martin, Exactly what I am after 🙂

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**Author:** ![Martin\_Fitzgibbons](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/martin_fitzgibbons/32/259_2.png) [@Martin\_Fitzgibbons](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Martin_Fitzgibbons)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 1:18am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/keeping-ios-keyboard-available/64934/6 "2021-08-09T01:18:07Z")

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Thanks Michel I will try this also.