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NOUG-2.1-update1-105 Nexus One User’s Guide
To enter text
1 Touch a text field where you want to type
The onscreen keyboard opens.
For most text fields, the keyboard starts with letter keys. Text fields for phone
numbers and other special purposes may display number and symbol keys or
custom keyboards, to make it easier to enter the required information.
You can also use the Trackball to select a text field and then press the Trackball
to open the onscreen keyboard.
2 Touch the keys on the keyboard to type.
The characters you’ve entered appear in a strip above the keyboard, with
suggestions for the word you are typing to the right. Press the left or right arrow in
the strip to view more suggestions.
3 Press space or a punctuation mark to enter the red suggested word.
OR
Touch another suggested word to enter it.
OR
Touch & hold the leftmost word to add it to the dictionary.
You can view, edit, or delete the words that you add to the dictionary. See
“Language & keyboard settings” on page 324.
4 Use the Delete key to erase characters to the left of the cursor.
5 When you’re finished typing, press Back to close the keyboard.
To enter numbers, symbols, and other characters
S Press the Symbols key to switch to the numbers and symbols keyboard. Press the
Alt key to view additional symbols; press it again to switch back.
S Touch & hold a vowel or the C, N, or S key to open a small window where you can
touch an accented vowel or other alternate letter.
S Touch & hold the Period key ( . ) to open a small window with a set of common
symbol keys.
S Touch & hold a number or symbol key to open a window of additional symbols.
When you touch a key, a larger version displays briefly over the keyboard. Keys with
alternate characters display an ellipsis ( ... ) below the character.