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Using the onscreen keyboard
When you tap an item and it requires you to enter text or numbers, the onscreen keyboard
becomes available.
Selecting a default keyboard layout
You can set the default keyboard layout that suits your typing style.
1. From the main Home screen, press OPTIONS, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Locale & text > Text input settings > Keyboard types.
3. Select the keyboard layout that you want to use.
QWERTY Keypad This layout is similar to a computer keyboard. This is the default
keyboard layout.
Phone Keypad This layout resembles the traditional mobile phone keypad.
Entering text
Use the following keys while entering text using the onscreen keyboard:
Tap a letter shown on the lower half of a key.
Press and hold keys with gray characters at the top to enter numbers, symbols, or
accented letters. Some keys have multiple characters or accents associated with
them.
Enter key. Tap to create a new line. If multiple lines are not allowed, tapping this key
closes the onscreen keyboard.
Shift key. Tap to enter an uppercase letter. Tap twice to turn Caps lock on.
Backspace key. Tap to delete the previous character.
Orientation key. Tap to switch between portrait and landscape orientation. For more
information, see “Changing to the landscape onscreen keyboard.”
Tap to toggle between Multitap and XT9 predictive modes when using the Phone
keypad layout. For more information, see “Entering words with predictive text.”