Sony Xperia ion User Manual page 26

Using the on-screen keyboard
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1 Change the character case and turn on the caps lock. For some languages, this key is used to access
extra characters in the language.
2 Close the on-screen keyboard view. Please note that this icon does not show in portrait mode.
3 Display numbers and symbols.
4 Display smileys.
5 Enter a space.
6 Open the input settings menu to make a change, for example, under Writing languages. This key also
changes the writing language when more than one input language is selected.
7 Enter a carriage return or confirm text input.
8 Delete a character before the cursor.
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To enter text using the on-screen keyboard
1 To enter a character visible on the keyboard, tap the character.
2 To enter a character variant, touch and hold a regular keyboard character to
get a list of available options, then select from the list. For example, to enter
"é", touch and hold "e" until other options appear, then, while keeping your
finger pressed on the keyboard, drag to and select "é".
To enter common punctuation marks
1 When you finish entering a word, tap the space bar.
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Select a punctuation mark from the candidate bar. The selected mark is
inserted before the space.
To quickly enter a full stop, tap the space bar twice when you finish entering a word.
To insert a smiley
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When you enter text, tap
2 Select a smiley.
To enter a carriage return
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When you enter text, tap
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to enter a carriage return.
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