Entering Text - HTC One M9 User Manual

82 Your first week with your new phone
Just swipe right to access the numeric and symbol keyboard. Or swipe left to
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switch between languages.
The keys have secondary numbers, punctuation symbols, or other characters
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that you can insert without having to switch to the numeric and symbol
keyboard.
For example, just press and hold a key on the first row to insert a number.
Choose from a wide selection of emoji.
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Show or hide navigational arrow keys on the keyboard. If you enable the arrow
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keys in Settings, they'll only appear on the portrait keyboard.

Entering text

The onscreen keyboard becomes available when you tap a text field in an app.
Tap the keys on the onscreen keyboard to enter letters and numbers, as well as
punctuation marks and symbols.
Tap to enter an uppercase letter. Tap twice to turn on caps lock.
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Press and hold keys with gray characters at the top to enter numbers, symbols,
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or accented letters. Some keys have multiple characters or accents associated
with them.
Swipe right to show number and symbol keys. To return to the main keyboard,
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swipe left.
Press to close the onscreen keyboard.
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To open the keyboard settings, press and hold the comma key if you see
above the key. Or go to Settings > Language & keyboard > HTC Sense Input.