Typing Text; On-Screen Keyboard - Sony xperia xa ultra F3211 User Manual

Typing text

On-Screen Keyboard

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SwiftKey is the default text entry provider. You can enter text using the on-screen
keyboard by tapping each letter individually, or you can use the SwitfKey
and slide your finger from letter to letter to form words.
You can personalize SwiftKey
Application screen.
1 Delete a character before the cursor.
2 Tap to access smileys, or touch and hold to enter a carriage return.
3 Enter punctuation.
4 Enter a space.
5 Tap to enter a comma, or touch and hold to enter text using voice input.
6 Display numbers and symbols.
7 Switch between lower case, upper case, and caps.
For more information about SwiftKey
To display the on-screen keyboard to enter text
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Tap a text entry field.
To use the on-screen keyboard in landscape orientation
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When the on-screen keyboard is displayed, turn the device sideways.
You may need to adjust the settings in some applications to enable landscape orientation.
To enter text character by character
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To enter a character visible on the keyboard, tap the character.
2
To enter a character variant, touch and hold a regular keyboard character to get a
list of available options, then select from the list. For example, to enter "é," touch
and hold "e" until other options appear, then, while keeping your finger pressed on
the keyboard, drag to and select "é."
To enter a period
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After you enter a word, double-tap the space bar.
To Enter Text Using the SwiftKey
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When the on-screen keyboard is displayed, slide your finger from letter to letter to
trace the word you want to write.
2
After you finish entering a word, lift up your finger. A word suggestion appears
based on the letters you have traced.
3
If the word you want does not appear, tap
accordingly. If the desired option does not appear, delete the entire word and
trace it again, or enter the word by tapping each letter individually.
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settings by accessing SwiftKey
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, go to https://swiftkey.com/
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Flow Input Function
to see other options and select
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flow feature
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Keyboard from the