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Android
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Keyboard
The Android Keyboard provides a layout similar to a desktop computer keyboard.
Turn the phone sideways and the keyboard will change from portrait to landscape.
To use the landscape keyboard, just tick the Auto-rotate screen check box in
Settings > Display. (The landscape QWERTY keyboard is not supported in all
applications.)
• Tap the alphabetic keys to enter letters. Tap and hold the keys to enter associated
accented letters or numbers. For example, to enter È, tap and hold
and the
available accented letters and number 3 appear. Then slide to choose È.
• Tap
to use uppercase or lowercase. This key also changes to indicate the
current case you are using:
for lowercase,
for uppercase, and when
locked in uppercase.
• Tap
to delete any text you have entered.
• Tap
to select numbers and symbols. You can then tap to find more. Also,
often used symbols are displayed on top of the keyboard. Flick left or right to find
the one you need and tap to enter.
• Tap
to enter a smiley face; hold the key and swipe to choose more
emoticons.
• Tap
to change input method or set up Android keyboard.
• Tap
to use Google’s networked voice input.
XT9 Text Input
XT9 Text Input can speed up text input by replacing the key tapping motion of in-
put with a tracing gesture where you move your finger from letter to letter without
lifting the finger until you reach the end of the word.
XT9 offers three keyboard layouts, Keyboard, Reduced keyboard, and Phone
keypad.