Work With Text; Use Onscreen Keyboard - Motorola moto G9 PLAY User Manual

Learn the basics : Work with text

Use onscreen keyboard

Open, close, resize keyboard
To open the keyboard, just touch an area where you can enter text or numbers.
To close the keyboard so you can see other parts of the screen, touch
To make the keyboard larger, turn your phone horizontally. If your screen doesn't rotate, check your
setting.
Tip: If you installed other keyboards, you'll see
switch to a different keyboard, touch
Type special characters
Touch & hold a key to see related special characters. For example:
• Touch & hold . to see other punctuation marks.
• Touch & hold e to see é and 3.
Tip: To insert a period followed by a space, touch the spacebar twice quickly.
Capitalize letters
To type in ALL CAPS, touch
To change capitalization of a word you've already typed:
1. Select the word.
2.
Touch until you see the capitalization you want: first letter only, ALL CAPS, or lowercase.
Use glide typing
You have two options for entering text: type one letter at a time (multi-touch typing) or slide your finger through all
the letters in a word using one continuous motion (glide typing). Start typing either way and switch whenever you
like.
When you're using glide typing, you can:
•
Type a word. Drag your finger over the letters in the word.
•
Delete words. Drag left slowly from
• Enter apostrophes in common words. Drag through the letters and the apostrophe is automatically inserted.
• Add a space. There's no need to use the space bar. Just lift your finger and start the next word.
You can disable glide typing.
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twice, quickly, so you see
to select a word or string of words, then lift your finger to delete.
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next to the navigation buttons when you're typing. To
. Touch it once more to turn ALL CAPS off.
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