Using the On-Screen Keyboard

The on-screen keyboard functions like a simple computer keyboard. The keyboard style can be selected from the menu on the left side of the keyboard. There are five styles of keyboards, as listed below. (Illustration 12) Two styles are shown; however, they all work the same way.

Select letters by using either the stylus or the +Control Pad and A/B Buttons.

Alphanumeric

International

Japanese Hiragana/Katakana

Symbols

Settings Menu – Changing System Settings

Various items can be adjusted from the Settings Menu. To access the Settings Menu, touch the Settings Panel on the DS Menu Screen. (Illustration 13)

Settings Panel

Pictures

Alphanumeric
Shift between capital and lowercase letters.	Backspace or
Shift between capital and lowercase letters.	erase character.

		Skip to next
	Shift between capitals/symbols and	line.
	Shift between capitals/symbols and	Add a space.
	lowercase letters/numbers.	Add a space.
	International	Backspace or
		erase character.

The Setting Menu will appear. Each of the four menu panels will open a different set of options you can adjust. (Illustration 14)

Select the menu panel for the options you would like to adjust.

(1)Options: • Startup Mode

•Screen Language

•Game Boy Advance Screen

(2) Clock:

• Date

•Alarm

•Time

(3) User:

• Color

•Birthday

•User Name

•Message

(4)Touch Screen

1 2 3 4

Menu Panels

	Skip to next
Add a space.	line.
Add a space.

See pages 20-23 for a description and instructions for each option.

NOTE: After changing any system settings, the DS will save the new settings and shut itself off. Turn the power on to see the new settings and resume using the DS.