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2.
Tap the corresponding onscreen keys to begin
typing your word.
If you make a mistake, tap
character. Touch and hold
previously entered words.
By default, the first letter of an entry is capitalized and
the following letters are lower case. After a character is
entered, the cursor automatically advances to the next
space after two seconds or when you enter a character
on a different key.
Entering Numbers and Symbols
By using the onscreen keyboard in Portrait mode,
some symbols are not available (such as Emoticons or
Smileys). In
mode, you can only enter numbers
?123
and symbols from the onscreen keyboard. The text
ABC
mode key shows
.
DEL
to erase a single
DEL
to erase all
To enter numbers:
?123
1.
Tap
to enter the
2.
Tap the appropriate numeric key. (See "Selecting a
Text Input Mode With the Android Keyboard" on
page 42.)
To enter symbols:
?123
1.
Tap
to enter the
2.
Tap the appropriate symbol key.
– or –
ALT
Tap
to select from additional symbol
characters. The key shows
additional character set is active.
Entering Text Using Swype
Swype™ is a unique text input method that allows a
user to enter a word by sliding a finger from letter to
letter, lifting only between words. It uses error-correcting
algorithms and a language model to guess the word
intended. It also includes a tapping predictive text
system in the same interface.
mode.
?123
mode.
?123
ALT
when the
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