HTC 2 user manual On-screen Input Methods, Using the hardware keyboard

64  Entering Text

Using the hardware keyboard

You can do the following with the hardware keyboard:

• To type lowercase letters and numbers, press the keys using your thumbs or fingers.

•To enter all uppercase letters, press twice, or

press first and then press .

To change back to all lowercase letters, press again.

• To enter a single uppercase letter, press and then press the corresponding key.

•To enter the symbol or punctuation mark, or launch the program that is printed at the upper right corner

of a key, press , then press the corresponding key.

•To open the Symbol Pad, press and then press .

•Press to insert a hard return while typing.

•Press the arrow keys / / / for directional movement.

•To delete the character to the right of the blinking cursor, press first and then press . To delete

the previous character, press .

•Press to open the Messaging program.

•Press to open your Text Messages inbox.

•Press to enter a space.

4.2  On-screen Input Methods

When you start a program or select a field that requires text or numbers, the Input Panel icon is displayed on the menu bar.

Tap the Input Selector arrow (next to the Input Panel icon) to open a menu where you can select a text input method and customize input options. After selecting a text input method, the corresponding Input Panel is displayed, which you can use to enter text.

To show or hide the Input Panel, tap the Input Panel icon.

Input Panel

(Full QWERTY)

Input Selector arrow

Text input methods

Input Panel icon:

Full QWERTY

Phone Keypad

Note Select Other Input Methods to display more input methods. You can choose from Keyboard, which is the Windows Mobile on-screen keyboard with QWERTY layout, Block Recognizer, Letter Recognizer, or Transcriber.