On the character entry screen,
1
of the quick tool bar.
If the quick tool bar does not appear,
・
tap
(for character mode of
"Alphabet" and "Numeric", tap
to switch to "Kana", then
appears).
[Help & Tips].
2
Selecting input method
From the Home screen,
1
u
[Settings].
[Language & input]
2
Tap any of [Xperia
3
keyboard]/[Xperia
keyboard]/[International
keyboard].
❖ Information
When the language is set to English, the default
・
input method is set to "International keyboard". To
use the Japanese keyboard, tap [Xperia
keyboard] in Step 3. In this manual, explanations are
given only for "Xperia
Alternatively, while entering characters, drag the
・
status bar downwards
to select input method.
u
[Default].
Chinese
™
Japanese
™
Japanese
™
Japanese keyboard".
™
u
Tap [Choose input method]
Software keyboard
For Xperia
™
following software keyboard can be used.
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Character input method (P.62)
・
Keypad
QWERTY
❖ Information
Besides using software keyboard, handwriting input
・
and voice input are available for entering characters.
Switching software keyboard
or changing the settings
Display the tool list to switch between
software keyboard and handwriting/voice
input, use plug-in applications (extensions),
or change the settings.
On the character entry screen,
1
of quick tool bar.
If the quick tool bar does not appear,
・
tap
"Alphabet" and "Numeric", tap
to switch to "Kana", then
appears).
Japanese keyboard, the
Keyboard with multiple-character-
assigned keys. Flick input or Multi-
tap input is used for character entry.
Keyboard with characters allocated
in the same arrangement as general
PCs. Enter Japanese in Roman
character.
(for character mode of
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