Entering Text; Google Keyboard; Changing Input Methods - Zte BLADE X User Manual

Entering text

You can enter text using the on-screen keyboard. Some apps open it
automatically. In others, you open it by tapping where you want to type. You
can press the Back key to hide the on-screen keyboard. You can also enter
text by speaking with the Google voice typing feature.
Enabling or disabling input methods
1. Tap the Arrow
or swipe up from the bottom of the home screen, and
tap Settings > Languages & input > Virtual keyboard > Manage keyboards.
2. Slide the switches beside the input methods to enable or disable them.
Note: Some default input methods may not be disabled.

Changing input methods

1. When you use the on-screen keyboard to enter text, the
in the Status Bar.
Note: The icon appears only when more than one input method is
installed and enabled for use.
2. Open the Notification Panel and tap Change keyboard.
3. Select the input method you need.
Adjusting input method settings
1. Tap the Arrow or swipe up from the bottom of the home screen, and
tap Settings > Languages & input > Virtual keyboard.
2. Tap an input method to change its settings.
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Google Keyboard

The Google Keyboard provides a layout similar to a desktop computer
keyboard. When screen auto-rotation is enabled, turn the phone sideways
and the keyboard will change from portrait to landscape. The landscape
keyboard is not supported in all applications.
icon appears
• Tap the alphabetic keys to enter letters. Press and hold some specific
• As you enter a word, suggested words appear above the keyboard. Tap a
• Tap
• Tap
• Tap
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keys to enter associated accented letters or numbers. For example, to
enter É, press and hold and the available accented letters and number
3 appear. Then slide to choose É.
suggested word to select it. Press and hold a suggested word and drag it
to to remove it from the suggestions.
to use uppercase. Double-tap
changes to indicate the current case you are using:
uppercase, and when locked in uppercase.
to delete the text before the cursor.
to select numbers and symbols. You can then tap
more, or tap to choose emoji and emoticons.
to lock uppercase. This key also
for lowercase,
to find
for
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