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Entering Text Using the Android Keyboard
To alternate between text input methods, Swype and the Android
Keyboard, see “Alternating between Swype and Android
Keyboard” on page 32.
Selecting a Text Mode using the Android Keyboard
Note:
Some characters and types, such as some symbols and emoticons
are not accessible from the onscreen keyboard.
1. From a screen where you can enter text, tap the input field
to reveal the onscreen keyboard.
2. With Android keyboard as your text entry method, select
one of the following text mode options:
• ?123
to enter numbers by pressing the numbers on the onscreen
keyboard.
•ABC
to use alphabetic characters from the onscreen keyboard.
Note:
When entering text, tap to change letter capitalization.
• Voice Input
allows the device to use its built-in voice
recognizer software to hear your voice and transcript it directly into
text.
Android Keyboard Overview
Entry field
: a field where text, numbers, or other characters can
be entered.
Suggested Word choices
: a row of selectable word choices based
on the current set of entered text. Tap an onscreen choice to
insert the selection into your text entry field at the current cursor
position. Tap the gray left and right arrows on this field to reveal
additional word choices.
Delete
: deletes characters from the entry field.
CAPS/ALT
: When in
ABC
mode, this key changes the capitalization
of the subsequent entered characters.
When in
?123
mode, this key can show additional symbol
characters.
•
Capitalization in
Abc
mode can be altered by using the Caps button.
•
Symbols used in
?123
mode can be enhanced by accessing additional
symbol characters.
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