Entering Text, Android Keyboard, XT9 Text Input

Entering Text

When you tap a field that needs text or numbers, a keyboard automatically appears on the screen. Hold the input box and tap Input method from the pop-up menu to change input method. You can press the Back Key or hold the Menu Key to hide the onscreen keyboard.

Android Keyboard

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.

To use the landscape keyboard, just check the Auto- rotate screen check box in Settings > Display. (The landscape keyboard is not supported in all applications.)

•Tap to use uppercase or lowercase. 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 displayed on top of the keyboard. Flick left or right to find the one you need and tap to enter.

•Tapto enter a smiley face; hold the key and swipe to choose more emoticons.

•Tap to change input method or set up Android keyboard.

•Tap to use Google’s networked voice input.

Move your finger from letter to letter to trace a word without lifting the finger until you reach the end of the word.

The trace feature is also available in the Reduced keyboard layout and Phone keypad layout.

End of the word

Start of the word

• Reduced keyboard

To use the toolbar:

Tap to open		Tap to access the	Tap to close
the toolbar.		XT9 settings.	the toolbar.


Tap	or hold to change	Tap	or hold to change

input language.		keyboard layout.

NOTE: The icon is available when more than one language is activated. You can select more input languages by pressing the Menu Key > Settings > Language & keyboard > XT9 Text Input > Languages and settings from the Home Screen.

Tips for using XT9 Text Input:

• Ignore double letters – XT9 Text Input will figure

XT9 Text Input

XT9 Text Input can speed up text input by replacing the key tapping motion of input with a tracing gesture where you move your finger from letter to letter without lifting the finger until you reach the end of the word.

XT9 offers three keyboard layouts: Keyboard, Reduced keyboard, and Phone keypad.

Tap and hold to switch between multi-tap

and predictive text input.

• Phone keypad

those out for you automatically.

• Tap when you want to. If you want to enter a single

letter, go ahead and tap.

• Lift your finger at the end of the word. A space is

added automatically when you begin to trace the

next word.

•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.

• Keyboard

Tap to switch
between
uppercase and
lowercase. Tap				Delete text before
twice to lock on				Delete text before
uppercase.				the cursor.
uppercase.				the cursor.
Tap to select digits				Tap or hold to

Tap and hold to switch between multi-tap

and predictive text input.

Touch Input Settings

Choose the touch input settings by pressing the Menu

Key > Settings > Language & keyboard from the

Home Screen.

In the Keyboard settings section, you can choose the settings for Android keyboard and XT9 text input.

and symbols.

input emoticons.