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64 Using Your Dell Venue Smartphone
Android Keyboard
You can type text using the Android on-screen keyboard. When you
start an application or touch a field that requires text input, the on-
screen keyboard opens. The keyboard automatically changes to either
the portrait or landscape mode based on the orientation of your
phone.
To open the Android keyboard
Touch a text box, or touch and hold the Menu button .
NOTE: The Android keyboard is the default keyboard that opens when
you touch a text box for the first time. To open the Swype keyboard:
Touch and hold a text box to open the Edit text context menu
Input method Swype.
On the Android keyboard, touch and hold to open the Android
keyboard context menu
Input method Swype. For information
on using the Swype keyboard, see "Swype Keyboard" on page 68.
NOTE: To switch back to the Android keyboard from the Swype
keyboard, touch and hold a text box to open the Edit text context
menuInput method Android keyboard.
To close the keyboard
Touch the Back button , or touch and hold the Menu button .
To display the keyboard
Touch a text field, or touch and hold the Menu button .
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