Text Entry - Motorola DROID User Manual
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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, touch and hold text
> Cut or Copy.
To paste cut or copied text, touch and hold > Paste
•
•
To delete a character (hold to delete more), press
Delete
.
•
To delete the current line, press Alternate
Delete
.
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Text entry
.
twice.
, then
•
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, touch Menu
& keyboard.
Touchscreen keypad
When your phone is closed, you can open a display
keypad by touching a text field. To close the keypad,
touch Back
Text Entry
Touch to open the touchscreen keypad.
Shift
+
Symbols/Numbers
Touch to open a keypad for symbols & numbers.
+ Scroll
.
> Settings > Language
.
Type to compose
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Microphone Key
Space
.
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Send
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Delete
x
.
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