HTC RAPH500 user manual Entering Information, Qwerty keyboard, On-screen input methods

44  Entering Text

4.1  Entering Information

When you start a program or select a field that requires text or numbers, you can either use the QWERTY keyboard or one of the on-screen input methods to enter information.

QWERTY keyboard

Your device comes with a QWERTY keyboard, which is similar to a standard keyboard on your PC.

To use the keyboard, slide the screen panel to the right to reveal the keyboard. The screen orientation automatically switches to landscape mode when the keyboard is opened.

On-screen input methods

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

Tap the Input Selector arrow (that appears 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.

Tip Select Other Input Methods to display more input methods.

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

Input Panel  (Full QWERTY)

Key when pressed

Input Panel icon

Input Selector arrow Text input methods

Icon Input method

Full QWERTY

Compact QWERTY

Phone Keypad

Icon Input method

Letter Recognizer or 

Block Recognizer

Transcriber

Keyboard

Notes • Some text input methods may not be available in certain language versions of the device.

•When in landscape mode, the Compact QWERTY and Phone Keypad are not available.