The shortcut bar appears on iPad above the keyboard when predictive text is turned on. You can show or hide the shortcut bar.
The Pages shortcut bar includes buttons for formatting fonts, adding tabs and breaks, adjusting text alignment, adding footnotes, and more.
If you don’t see the shortcut bar, swipe up on the white handle above the center of the keyboard. If you still don’t see it, predictive text may be turned off for the keyboard.