User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Getting started
- Learning the basics
- Downloading applications
- Internet and networks
- Synchronizing data on your device
- Basic settings
- Typing text
- Contacts
- Music
- FM radio
- Camera
- Photos and videos in Album
- Videos
- Connectivity
- Mirroring the screen of your device on a TV using a cable
- Mirroring the screen of another Xperia™ device wirelessly on your device
- Mirroring the screen of your device wirelessly on a TV
- Sharing content with DLNA Certified™ devices
- Playing games on a TV using a DUALSHOCK™3 wireless controller
- NFC
- Bluetooth® wireless technology
- One-touch Setup
- Smart apps and features that save you time
- Travel and maps
- Calendar and alarm clock
- Support and maintenance
- Support for your device
- Computer tools
- Updating your device
- Finding a lost device
- IDID number
- Battery and power management
- Memory and storage
- Managing files using a computer
- Restarting and resetting
- Using your device in wet and dusty conditions
- Recycling your device
- Limitations to services and features
- Legal information
Typing text
On-screen keyboard
You can enter text with the on-screen QWERTY keyboard by tapping each letter
individually, or you can use the Gesture input feature and slide your finger from letter
to letter to form words. If you prefer to use a smaller version of the on-screen
keyboard and enter text using only one hand, you can activate the split keyboard or
mini keyboard instead.
You can select up to three languages for text input. The keyboard detects the
language that you are using and predicts the words for that language as you type.
1 Delete a character before the cursor.
2 Enter a carriage return or confirm text input.
3
Switch between lower-case , upper-case and caps . For some languages, this key is used to
access extra characters in the language.
4 Shift to the movable split keyboard or mini keyboard
5 Enter a space.
6 Personalize your keyboard. This key disappears after the keyboard is personalized.
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Display numbers and symbols. For even more symbols, tap .
To display the on-screen keyboard to enter text
• Tap a text entry field.
To enter text character by character
1 To enter a character visible on the keyboard, tap the character.
2 To enter a character variant, touch and hold a regular keyboard character to get
a list of available options, then select from the list. For example, to enter "é,"
touch and hold "e" until other options appear, then, while keeping your finger
pressed on the keyboard, drag to and select "é."
To enter a period
• After you enter a word, double-tap the space bar.
To switch between the full keyboard and the small keyboards
1 When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard, tap , or .
2 Select a keyboard option.
Drag to move the small keyboard as desired.
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