Text Input; Using The Onscreen Keyboard - Alcatel OneTouch 983 Smart Manual

• Normal mode All applications are listed in alphabetical order.
(default)
• Sort mode All applications are sorted by several categories.
1.4.2 Managing Categories
There are 8 categories in total: 5 categories are predefined, and you can
add 3 more.
Press the Menu key, and select Edit to enter edit mode. Within edit mode
you can now customise categories.
• Rename Category Locate the category you want to rename, touch
to display options menu, then touch Rename
Category. When finished, touch OK.
• Delete Category
Locate the category you want to remove, touch
to display options menu, then touch Delete
Category.
• Add a category Press the Menu key, then touch Add Category
to create a new category name. When finished,
touch OK. You can select some applications to
move into the new category, and confirm by
touching OK again.
• Move an
Locate the application you want to move, touch
application among to display the categories list, then touch the
categories desired category name.
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Text input ...........................

2.1

Using the onscreen keyboard

Onscreen keyboard settings
Press the Menu key from the Home screen, then select Settings\
Language & keyboard\Touchpal Input (or Android keyboard) to
see the various keyboard settings. Scroll to select the keyboard style you
want to change.
Change the onscreen keyboard orientation
Turn the phone sideways or upright to change the onscreen keyboard
orientation. You can also change it in the keyboard settings (press the
Menu key in the Home screen, then Settings\Display\Orientation).
2.1.1 Android keyboard
Touch to enter
the symbol
Touch to switch "abc/
Abc/ABC" input mode
Touch to switch to
symbol and numeric
Touch to enter
keyboard
Input options.
Touch to enter text or
numbers, Touch & hold
to select input method.
Touch & hold to enter
an accent of the letter.
Touch to enter Voice input.
Touch & hold, then
select to enter symbol/
emotion.
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