Handwriting input method
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The middle of the touch pad is the
writing area (1). Surrounding the
writing area are eight functional
keys (2-9). Tap the functional keys
with the stylus for the relevant
functions when necessary.
The phone provides a list of seven
candidate characters or letters based
on the strokes you write. In addition,
when you are writing Chinese text,
the phone can also provide a list of
predicted Chinese characters based
on the Chinese character to the left
of the cursor when you tap .
The following sections in this
chapter describe many important
concepts and methods, such as why
and how to change the input mode,
what is recognition time out, use of
gestures during writing, etc.. Please
read them carefully in order to use
the handwriting input method
efficiently.
1. Write in this box with the stylus.
2. functions as the left
selection key ( ).
3. functions as the right
selection key ( ).
4. functions as .
5. functions as .
6. Tap to switch to or
input mode.
7. Tap to switch to or
input mode.
8. Tap to list punctuation
marks and symbols. Tap
twice to open a list of smileys.
9. When entering Chinese text, tap
to get a list of predicted
Chinese characters based on the
Chinese character to the left of
the cursor or the highlighted
character. Note predictive input
is only available when you are
inputting Chinese
Tip: If the highlighted
candidate character or letter
in the candidate list (not the
predicted list) is what you
want, you can continue
writing. The phone inputs the
character automatically.
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