The keyboard connects to iPad through Bluetooth while the tablet sits in the connected frame. You can spin the screen completely around or just use it to work as a regular laptop. It’s really a pretty cool little gadget and for anyone who uses their iPad a lot for work or school, some type of connected keyboard is almost a necessity. So much easier to navigate and allows for way faster typing. Keyboard is perfect size keeping everything on a really small scale without creating any issues of buttons being too small.