Keyboard, Using the onscreen keyboard | HTC HTC Desire specs

Keyboard

Using the onscreen keyboard

When you start a program or select a field that requires text or numbers, the onscreen keyboard becomes available.

Using the landscape onscreen keyboard

When entering text, you can choose to use the landscape orientation of the onscreen keyboard. Turn the phone sideways to use a larger keyboard that lets you type easily using two thumbs.

The Orientation check box in HOME >� MENU >� Settings >�

Sound & display needs to be selected for the screen orientation to automatically change.

The landscape orientation keyboard is not supported in all applications.

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HTC HTC Desire manual Keyboard, Using the onscreen keyboard, Using the landscape onscreen keyboard

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Your HTC Desire User guide Before you do anything else, please read this Page Trademarks and copyrights Page Conventions used in this guide Contents Searching the Web and your phone using the Quick Search Box Moving the cursor when entering text Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call Adding a new phone number to your contacts from call history 10 Importing contacts from an Exchange ActiveSync accountSending your contact information as a vCard via MMS Sending an SMS/MMS message or email to a group Installing apps from your computer to your phone 118 100101 103 12 Facebook for HTC Sense and Facebook for Android application120 121 Reminder settings 166 147156 157 14 167168 169 186 187188 189 16 Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 204 207209 211 227 Rotating and saving a photo 227 Cropping a photo228 231 252 253Editing or deleting a footprint 254 255 Checking the power usage of applications 281 Protecting your phone with a screen lock 272274 277 283 20 284 Basics Inside the box Front panel Your PhoneBasics Basics Home Back panel Top panel Bottom panel Volume UP Left panel Before turning on your phone Back cover Storage card Battery Basics Finger gestures Basics Setting up your phone for the first time Getting startedTurning on your phone Turning off your phone Basics Sleep mode Basics Home screen Extended Home screen Navigating the Home screen Phone status and notifications Phone status icons Notification icons Checking notifications Going to an extended Home screen Selecting an item onscreen Selecting a tab Moving the cursor when entering textSelecting a link on a webpage Adjusting the ringer volume Adjusting the volumeAdjusting the media volume Connecting your phone to a computer Copying files to and from the storage card Setting Web and Quick Search Box options Searching your phone and the Web Searching the Web and your phone using the Quick Search Box Press Home Search Making your phone truly yours PersonalizingChanging the ringtone Personalizing your phone with scenes Using a preset scenePersonalizing Customizing and saving a scene Personalizing Changing your wallpaper Renaming or deleting a scene Personalizing your Home screen with widgets Adding a widget to your Home screen Downloading HTC widgets Personalizing Adding folders on your Home screen Creating a new folder and adding items to it Renaming a folder Moving a widget or icon Removing a widget or icon Phone calls Calling somebody using your phoneMaking calls Calling a speed dial number Phone calls Calling a phone number in an email Calling a phone number in a text messagePhone calls Making an emergency call Receiving callsAnswering an incoming call Phone calls Rejecting an incoming call Rejecting a call and sending a text message Using in-call options Handling multiple calls Setting up a conference call Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call Muting the microphone during a callEnding a call Using call history Adding a new phone number to your contacts from call history Checking a missed call Call services Clearing the call history list Phone calls Turning Airplane mode on or off About People PeopleWays of getting contacts into your phone People screen People Your contacts list Setting up My contact cardPeople People Adding a new contact Importing contacts from an Exchange ActiveSync account Merging contact information Editing a contact’s information Searching for a contactBacking up your contacts to the storage card Importing contacts from the storage card Deleting contacts Sending contact information as a vCard via MMS Sending your contact information as a vCard via MMS Contact groupsCreating a group and adding contacts Deleting a group Adding or removing contacts from a group Contact information and conversations Sending an SMS/MMS message or email to a group People Setting the default communication method Changing the default communication methodPeople widget Adding the People widget Getting in touch with a contact Using the landscape onscreen keyboard Using the onscreen keyboardKeyboard Entering text Changing the onscreen keyboard layoutKeyboard Entering words with predictive text Keyboard Touch Input settings Adjusting touch input settingsEntering text with voice input Text input Qwerty Keyboard Messages About Messages Sending text and multimedia messages Messages Messages Messages Messages New message notifications WAP push messages Managing message conversations Messages Deleting a message thread Protecting a message from deletionDeleting several message threads Deleting a single message Setting text and multimedia message optionsViewing contact details and communicating with a contact Messages Messages Adding the Messages widget Synchronizing with online accounts Accounts and syncAdding a social network account Synchronizing with a Google Account Accounts and sync Managing your accounts Synchronizing with a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync accountAccounts and sync Accounts and sync Using HTC Sync Installing HTC Sync Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone Setting up synchronization Setting up more sync options Synchronizing your phone Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade Installing apps from your computer to your phone Accounts and sync Facebook for HTC Sense and Facebook for Android application SocialFacebook for HTC Sense Facebook for Android application Social Social Twittering on your phone Peep screen Sending a tweet Searching for Twitter users to follow Sending a direct message Setting Peep options Adding the Twitter widget Using Friend Stream Friend Stream screen Updating your status Adding the Friend Stream widget Signing in to Google Talk Chatting in Google TalkChatting with friends Social Changing your online status and picture Managing your Friends list Options menu, tap Always show friend Changing Google Talk settings Indicates that the friend is Using an Android phone Using Gmail/Google Mail Viewing your Gmail/Google Mail inbox Email Reading your messages Email Page Sending a message After composing your message, tap Send Managing conversations and messages Page Email Changing Gmail/Google Mail settings Mail Adding a POP3/IMAP email account Viewing your email inbox Email Exchange ActiveSync email Email Composing and sending an email message Viewing and replying to an email message Editing email account settings Deleting an email account Adding the Mail widget Calendar About Calendar Creating a calendar event Calendar Inviting guests to your event Google Account only Calendar Changing calendar views Month view Day and Agenda views Week view Viewing and editing an event Viewing, editing or deleting an eventDeleting an event Calendar event reminders Viewing, dismissing, or snoozing event reminders Displaying and synchronizing calendars Showing or hiding calendars Changing Calendar settings Reminder settings Calendar view settings Sending a vCalendar About the Calendar widget Clock and Weather About the HTC Clock widget About the Clock application Clock and Weather Using Desk Clock Clock and Weather Clock and Weather Using World Clock Setting your home city Setting the time zone, date, and time Setting the alarm clock Adding a city to the World Clock screen Setting an alarm Deleting an alarm Changing alarm sound settings Alarm in silent modeAlarm volume Snooze duration Checking weather Adding a city to the Weather screen Deleting cities from the Weather screen Changing the order of cities on the Weather screenChanging weather options About the Weather widget Internet Data connectionTurning the data connection on or off Enabling data roaming Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a wireless network Wi-FiInternet Checking the wireless network status Connecting to a Wi-Fi network with EAP-TLS securityInternet Adding the Data connection and Wi-Fi widgets Connecting to another Wi-Fi network Connecting to a virtual private network VPN Preparing your phone for VPN connection Connecting to a VPN Adding a VPN connection Disconnecting from a VPN Using your phone’s web browserOpening the browser Going to a web Setting your homeChanging the screen orientation Navigating on a web Browsing full versions of all web sitesZooming in or out on a web Selecting a link in a web Link What to do Opening a new browser window Switching between browser windows Finding text within a web Downloading applications from the web Copying text, looking up information, and sharing Selecting text Press and hold on a word Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages Internet Setting browser options Using your phone as a modem tethering Using Bluetooth BluetoothTurning Bluetooth on or off Bluetooth Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kitChanging the phone name Reconnecting a headset or car kit Bluetooth Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device Sending and receiving information using BluetoothDisconnecting a Bluetooth device Unpairing from a Bluetooth device Sending information from your phone to another device Bluetooth Receiving information from another device Bluetooth Camera basics CameraViewfinder screen Camera Review screen Using the optical trackball as the shutter releaseCamera Zooming Taking a photo Camera flash doesn’t turn on? Your phone’s battery level reaches 15% or lowerYou have an incoming call Face detection Capturing a video Camera settings Changing basic settingsExposure Image properties Changing advanced settings ISO photo mode onlyResolution Widescreen photo mode only Quality photo mode only Self-timer photo mode onlyGeo-tag photos photo mode only Recording length video mode only Flicker adjustment Face detection photo mode onlyTime stamp photo mode only Review duration Grid photo mode only Reset to default About the Photos application PhotosSelecting an album Photos Browsing in filmstrip or grid view Viewing photos and videosPhotos Viewing a photo in landscape orientation Zooming in or out on a photo Watching video Viewing photos on Facebook Viewing photos in your social networksViewing photos on Flickr Rotating and saving a photo Working with photosCropping a photo Sharing Sending photos or videos by email Sending a photo or video by MMS Sending photos or videos using Bluetooth Sharing photos on Facebook Sharing photos on Picasa Sharing photos on FlickrSharing videos on YouTube Photos About the Music application MusicPlaying music Music Browsing music in the Library Music Playing the songs in a playlist Creating a playlistManaging playlists Music Setting a song as ringtone Checking if the song was added as a ringtone Sending music using Bluetooth About the Music widget Maps and location Using Google MapsViewing locations Maps and location Maps and location Viewing map layers Searching for a location Tap . The search results are displayed on the map Getting directions Maps and location Maps and location Maps and location Maps and location Maps and location Using HTC Footprints Creating a footprint Revisiting a footprint Editing or deleting a footprint Exporting your footprints Importing footprints Adding the Footprints widget Watching videos on YouTube More appsWatching videos Sharing a video link Searching for videosMore apps Capturing a video and sharing it on YouTube More apps Viewing documents, presentations, and spread- sheets Quickoffice does not reflow text in tables Keeping track of your stocks Setting stock information update frequency Adding a stock quote or stock market indexChanging the stock list order Deleting stock quotes and indices Manually updating stock information Adding the Stocks widget Setting a voice clip as a ringtone Recording your voiceRecording your voice Sharing a voice clip Renaming a voice clip Using Voice SearchOpening Voice Search More apps Finding and installing apps from Android Market Finding and installing an application Creating a Google Checkout account Opening an installed application Requesting a refund for an application Uninstalling an application Getting help Security Protecting your phone with a screen lock Security Settings Settings on your phone Settings Settings Changing display settings Adjusting the screen brightness manuallyAdjusting the time before the screen turns off Preventing automatic screen rotation Recalibrating the G-sensor Switching animation effects on or offKeeping the screen on while charging the phone Changing sound settings Optimizing your phone’s battery life Changing the phone language Checking the power usage of applications Managing memoryChecking how much phone memory is available for use Checking the available storage card space Clearing application cache and data Uninstalling third-party applicationsFreeing up more phone memory or storage card space Checking information about your phone Reset Performing a hard/factory reset Update and reset Specifications Specifications Symbols Index Index Index Index Index