Text Entry - Motorola MILESTONE Manual

Text entry

think keyboard, now think smaller
Typing tips
Here are some tips for using your phone's keypad:
• To choose symbols from a list, press Alternate
> Symbols .
• To enter alternate characters in the corners of keys,
press Alternate .
• To enter several alternate characters until you
press Alternate again, press Alternate
twice.
• To enter one capital letter, press Shift
• Enter only capital letters, until you press Shift
again, press Shift
• To select text, press and hold Shift
press left or right.
• To cut or copy selected text, tap and hold text >
Copy
or .
• To paste cut or copied text, tap and hold >
• To delete a character (hold to delete more), press
Delete .
• To delete the current line, press Alternate
Delete .
.
twice.
, then
Paste
• To jump to the beginning/end of a line, press
Alternate
• To start a new line (email), press Return
To change text entry settings, change languages and
see the dictionary of terms you've used, from the
home screen, press Menu
Language & keyboard
>
Touchscreen keypad
When your phone is closed, you can open a display
keypad by tapping a text field. To close the keypad,
press Back
To
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a s
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Cut
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Shift
Symbols/Numbers
Tap to open a keypad for symbols and numbers.
+
+ Scroll .
>
.
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e r t y u i o
d f g h j k
x c v b n m
, .
Space
.
Network settings
Text Entry
Tap to open the
Next
touchscreen
keypad.
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DEL
Delete
x
Next Return
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