Entering Numbers, Symbols, And Special Characters; Editing Text - Motorola ET1 User Manual

On-screen Keyboard
Figure 2-7
Touch keys on the keyboard to enter text.
2.
The entered text appears in the text field and in the suggestion strip. When the keyboard has a suggestion,
the word is underlined in the text field and the suggestions appear in orange. The boldfaced suggestion at
the left of the strip is the keyboard's best suggestion. Drag the strip to the left to view additional
suggestions.
Press space or a punctuation mark to enter the boldfaced suggested word.
3.
Touch to erase characters to the left of the cursor.
4.
Touch to close the keyboard.
5.
View, edit, or delete the words added to the dictionary. Refer to the ET1 Enterprise Tablet Integrator Guide
for more information.

Entering Numbers, Symbols, and Special Characters

To enter numbers and symbols:
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Touch and hold one of the top-row keys until a menu appears then select a number. Keys with alternate
characters display an ellipsis ( ... ) below the character.
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Touch and hold the Shift key with one finger, touch one or more capital letters or symbols to enter them,
and then lift both fingers to return to the lowercase keyboard.
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Touch to switch to the numbers and symbols keyboard.
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Touch the ALT key on the numbers and symbols keyboard to view additional symbols.
To enter special characters, touch and hold a number or symbol key to open a menu of additional symbols.
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A larger version of the key displays briefly over the keyboard.
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Keys with alternate characters display an ellipsis ( ... ) below the character.

Editing Text

Edit entered text and use menu commands to cut, copy, and paste text within or across applications. Some
applications do not support editing some or all of the text they display; others may offer their own way to select
text.
Using the ET1
Text Field
Suggestion Strip
Keyboard
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