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Keyboard
Using the QWERTY Keyboard
Your device has a specially designed QWERTY keyboard that provides a superior, easy, and
comfortable typing experience.
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1. Caps/Shift key
To type a single uppercase letter. To continuously type letters,
press Caps/Shift key twice to lock it. Press Caps/Shift key
again to unlock.
2. Fn (Function key)
To type the number or symbol printed on the keys in gray, hold
down the Fn key and press one or more letter keys. To return to
typing letters, release the Fn key.
To continuously type numbers and symbols, press Fn key twice to
lock it. Press Fn key again to unlock.
3. @
To type "@".
4. Space bar
To type a blank space.
5. A-Z
To enter numbers, letters or special characters. Go to the Google
(alphanumeric keys)
Search screen if pressed on the Home screen.
6. Delete (Delete key) To delete a character. Press and hold to rapidly delete the entire
entry.
7. Enter (Enter key)
To begin a new line or to select an item.
8. Sym (Symbol key)
Pressing the Sym key opens a pop up menu of additional symbols.
9. Smiley key
To type Smiley icons. (Emoticons)
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NOTE
Using the Onscreen Keyboard
In addition to the QWERTY keyboard you can also enter text using the onscreen keyboard.
Some applications open the keyboard automatically. In others, tap anywhere in a text field to
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open the keyboard. You can choose between two included on-screen keyboards to select the
one that best fits your typing preferences.
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Tap Landscape mode to use the onscreen keyboard in landscape orientation on your
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screen.
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Tap Portrait mode to use the onscreen keyboard in portrait orientation on your screen.
If you want to change the on-screen keyboard type: Tap and hold the text input field > Tap
Input method > Select Android
Remember, the A556C has a built-in QWERTY keyboard, which you can use for all phone
functions.
NOTE
Text editing
You can edit the text you have entered.
Touch and hold text you have entered
Options list pops up
Select the operation you need (Select word, Select all, Cut, Copy, etc.)
For better performance in low-light environments, your handset includes a
backlight feature which illuminates the QWERTY keyboard so you can type with
ease.
To use the onscreen keyboard, from the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings >
Language & keyboard > Soft keyboard switch > Select Landscape mode
or Portrait mode or both.
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keyboard.
You can change all keyboard settings including User dictionary through the settings
menu. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > Language & keyboard.
Or press Menu key > Settings > Language & keyboard.
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