Entering Text With the Onscreen Keyboard
Your Android Keyboard
Entering text with the onscreen Android QWERTY keyboard is easy: just tap the letters to type the words.
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1. | From a screen where you can enter text, tap the |
| input field to reveal the onscreen keyboard. |
2. | With the Android keyboard as your text entry method, |
| select one of the following text mode options: |
| • ABC to use alphabetic characters from the |
| onscreen keyboard. |
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ALT
Text mode
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Voice input
Text Entry with the Android Keyboard
Note: To switch from the Swype keyboard (default)
to the Android keyboard, press and tap Settings > Language & keyboard > Select input method > Android keyboard.
• ?123 to enter numbers by pressing the |
numbers on the onscreen keyboard. |
• Voice Input allows the device to use its |
voice recognition software to hear your voice |
and transcript it directly into text. |
3. Tap the corresponding onscreen keys to begin |
typing your word. |
If you make a mistake, tap to erase a single character. Touch and hold to erase all previously entered words.
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