Typing Text - Sony Xperia Sola MT27i User Manual

Typing text

On-screen keyboard
Tap the keys of the on-screen QWERTY keyboard to enter text conveniently. Some
applications open the on-screen keyboard automatically. You can also open this
keyboard by touching a text field.
Using the on-screen keyboard
1 Enter separator.
2 Display numbers and symbols.
3 Display smileys.
4 Enter a space.
5 Switch between Chinese and English input, or select input methods.
6 Enter a carriage return or confirm text input.
7 Delete a character before the cursor.
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phone.
To display the on-screen keyboard to enter text
• Tap a text entry field.
To hide the on-screen keyboard
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When the on-screen keyboard is open, press
To use the on-screen keyboard in landscape orientation
• When you enter text, turn the phone sideways.
For the keyboard to support this feature, landscape mode must be supported by the
application you are using, and your screen orientation settings must be set to automatic.
To enter text using the on-screen keyboard
• To enter a character visible on the keyboard, tap the character.
To shift between upper-case and lower-case letters
•
Before you enter a letter, tap
To turn on the caps lock
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Before you type a word, tap
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