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Organizing With Folders
You can create folders on the Home Screen and add
several shortcuts in a folder.
Creating a Folder
1. Tap and hold the shortcut on the Home Screen you
want to add into a folder until appears.
2. Drag the shortcut to and release it. A new folder
will be created and the shortcut is added to the
folder.
Renaming a Folder
1. Tap a folder to open it.
2. Tap the folder name field and enter a new name.
Adding Shortcuts to a Folder
1. Tap and hold a shortcut and then drag it onto a
folder icon.
2. Release the shortcut and it will be added into the
folder.
Removing Shortcuts From a Folder
1. Tap a folder to open it.
2. Tap and hold the shortcut you want to remove and
then drag it to the Home Screen.
3. Release the shortcut and it will be removed from
the folder.
Rearranging the
Favorites Tray
The Home Screen includes a customizable favorites tray
at the bottom of all Home Screens. You can drag apps,
shortcuts, folders, and other priority items in or out of
the favorites tray for instant access from any Home
Screen.
Removing Items From the
Favorites Tray
Tap and hold an item in the favorites tray and drag it
out of the tray.
Adding Items to the Favorites Tray
Tap and hold an item on the Home Screen and drag it
into the favorites tray.
If the favorites tray is full, you need to remove an item
in the tray.
Entering Text
You can enter text using the on-screen keyboard. Some
apps open it automatically. In others, you open it by
tapping where you want to type. You can press the
Back Key to hide the on-screen keyboard.
Changing Input Method
1. When you use the on-screen keyboard to enter text,
the icon appears in the Status Bar.
2. Open the Notification Panel and tap Choose input
method.
3. Select an input method.
Android Keyboard
The Android Keyboard provides a layout similar to a
desktop computer keyboard. Turn the phone sideways
and the keyboard will change from portrait to
landscape. The landscape keyboard is not supported in
all applications.
• Tap the alphabetic keys to enter letters. Tap and hold
some specific keys to enter associated accented
letters or numbers. For example, to enter è, tap and
hold and the available accented letters and
number 3 appear. Then slide to choose è.
• Tap to use uppercase. Double-tap to lock
uppercase. This key also changes to indicate the
current case you are using: for lowercase, for
uppercase, and when locked in uppercase.
• Tap to delete the text before the cursor.
• Tap to select numbers and symbols. You can then
tap to find more. Also, often-used symbols are
displayed above the keyboard.
• Tap and hold and then swipe to choose the
emoticons.
• Tap to use Google’s networked voice input.
• Tap and hold to change the input language or
access the Android keyboard settings.
TouchPal Keyboard
The TouchPal keyboard offers three layouts: Full
QWERTY, 12-Key PhonePad, and CooTek T+.
To switch the keyboard layout:
1. From the home screen, tap > System
settings > Language & input > next to
TouchPal Keyboard > Keyboard layout.
2. Check the box next to Swipe layout.
3. On the TouchPal keyboard screen, tap , uncheck
the Curve check box, and tap Close.
4. Swipe left or right on the TouchPal keyboard
to switch between the Full QWERTY, 12-Key
PhonePad, and CooTek T+ keyboards.
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