TIP: Hidden Action Bar Menu

If you’ve used Drafts for a while, you are probably familiar with the Action Bar, the row of buttons above the keyboard that provides quick access to actions from select action groups.

Most also know that the button to the left of the scrolling row of buttons reveals a selection menu that allows you to select the action group loaded in the bar.

There is also a button to the right of the Action Bar (with a downward-facing chevron) that, when tapped, dismisses the keyboard to end editing. That button also has a few tricks up its sleeve: If you long-press (tap and hold) on it, it will reveal a menu of all action groups and actions available for use in the Action Bar, and you can directly select and run any of those actions from that menu without having to change the group loaded in the bar.

This can be super handy if you have one action group configured for your most commonly used actions and do not like to change it but occasionally want to quickly access one or more actions from another group you use less frequently.

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Is there anyway to optionally put that next to the keyboard suggestions bar on iPhone similar to the iPad in order to maximize the text window?

There is not. Developers do not have access to the spelling suggestions area on iPhone.

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