Entering Text, Opening and Switching Apps, Editing Text

Knowing the Basics

Entering Text

You can enter text using the on-screen keyboard. Some apps open it automatically. In others, you open it by tapping where you want to type. You can press the Back Key to hide the on-screen keyboard.

Android Keyboard


•	Tap	to use uppercase. Double-tap			to lock
	uppercase. This key also changes to indicate the
	current case you are using:			for lowercase,		for
	uppercase, and		when locked in uppercase.
•	Tap	to delete the text before the cursor.
•	Tap	to select numbers and symbols. You can then
	tap	to find more. Also, often-used symbols are

•Select text: Tap and hold or double-tap within the text. The nearest word highlights, with a tab at each end of the selection. Drag the tabs to change the selection.

•Cut or copy: Select the text you want to

manipulate. Then tap the Cut or Copy button to cut or copy the text to the clipboard.

Opening and Switching Apps

Opening an App

1.Press the Home Key > .

2.Slide left or right on the screen and tap an app to open it.

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. The landscape keyboard is not supported in all applications.

•Tap the alphabetic keys to enter letters. Tap and hold some specific 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.

	displayed above the keyboard.
•	Tap and hold	and then swipe to choose the
	emoticons.
•	Tap to use Google’s networked voice input.
•	Tap and hold to change the input language or
	access the Android keyboard settings.

Google Voice Typing

Use Google’s networked voice input.

Touch Input Settings

Choose the touch input settings by pressing the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Language & input.

In the KEYBOARD & INPUT METHODS section, you can set the default input method and choose the settings for input methods.

Editing Text

•Move the insertion point: Tap where you want to type. The cursor blinks in the new position, and a tab appears below it. Drag the tab to move the cursor.

•Replace text with the clipboard text: Select the text you want to replace. Then tap or PASTE.

•Insert text from the clipboard: Move the cursor to the insertion point and then tap and hold the tab below the cursor. Release your finger and tap

PASTE.

Switching Between Recently Opened Apps

1.Press and hold the Home Key. A list of the names and thumbnails of apps you’ve recently used opens. If you’ve been using more apps recently than can fit on the screen, you can scroll the list up and down.

2.Tap a thumbnail to open that app. You can swipe a thumbnail sideways to remove it from the list.