Chapter 2: Typing, Voice, Copy, And Search; Typing On Your Droid - Motorola DROID Manual

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Chapter
Typing, Voice, Copy, and
Search
In this chapter, we will show you the ins-and-outs of using the DROID keyboards. We
will cover both the virtual on-screen keyboard and the slide out keyboard (for DROID
and DROID 2).
The on-screen keyboard comes in two flavors: Portrait mode (vertical/smaller) and
Landscape mode (horizontal/larger). You will also learn how to use the innovative
Swype typing, where you drag your finger across the virtual keyboard to Swype words.
You can also fine-tune your keyboard to vibrate, click, or be silent when you press keys.
Your DROID also comes with accessibility features such as Voice ReadOuts (where the
DROID reads the screen out loud) and Zoom Mode (where you zoom in on a section of
the screen for easier reading).
You may also choose to skip typing altogether and use the DROID's voice recognition
software to speak your text – it works amazingly well. Your DROID also comes with a
Voice Command app to help you control the DROID itself with your voice.
Finally, we will show you how to use the DROID's copy-and-paste features, as well as
the highly flexible Google Search and Voice Search functions.

Typing on Your DROID

When you first use your DROID, you will quickly find two on-screen keyboard
orientations on the device. The first (and smaller of the two) is visible when you hold your
DROID in a vertical orientation (Portrait mode); the second orientation is the larger
Landscape mode that you see when you hold the DROID in a horizontal orientation. The
nice thing is that you can use whichever orientation works best for you.
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