Knowing the Basics
Knowing the Basics
Removing Items From the Favorites Tray
Tap and hold an item in the favorites tray and drag it out of the tray.
•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.
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. |
•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.
Adding Items to the Favorites Tray
Tap and hold an item on the Home Screen and drag it into the favorites tray.
If the favorites tray is full, you need to remove an item in the tray.
Entering Text
You can enter text using the
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. The landscape keyboard
is not supported in all applications.
•Tap 
to use uppercase. 
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,
•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
•Tap 
to turn on/off voice input.
•Tap 
to start Google Voice Typing.
•Tap 
to switch to keyboard input.
• Select text: Tap and hold or | ||
text. The nearest word highlights, with a tab at each | ||
end of the selection. Drag the tabs to change the | ||
selection. |
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• Cut or copy: Select the text you want to |
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manipulate. Then tap the Cut | or Copy | button |
to cut or copy the text to the clipboard. |
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• Replace text with the clipboard text: Select the | ||
text you want to replace. Then tap or PASTE. | ||
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.
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.
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