LG Electronics MFL66990402(1.0), AS740 owner manual Using the onscreen keyboard

40The Basics

Using the onscreen keyboard

1 Touch a text field where you want to type. The onscreen keyboard will open automatically.Text fields for phone numbers and other special purposes may display numbers and symbols or other custom keyboards to make it easier to enter the required information.

2 Touch the keys on the keyboard to start typing.

• Touch	DEL	to delete characters to the left of the cursor.
	X

•Touch once to capitalize the next letter you type.

•Touch and hold for all caps. Touch again to switch back to normal entry.

•Touch and hold a vowel or the C, N, or S key to open a small, pop- up window where you can touch other variations for the letter (e.g., accents, tilda, etc.).

•Touch and hold . to open a pop-up window with a set of commonly used symbol keys.

•Touch ?123 to switch to the numbers and symbols keyboard. Touch ALT to view additional symbols; touch it again to switch back.

•Touch and hold almost any of the number and symbol keys to open a window of additional symbols.

3 When you’re finished typing, touch the Back Key to close the keyboard.

NOTE To change the keyboard orientation, turn the phone sideways or upright. The keyboard rotates to take best advantage of the new phone orientation. Many people find the larger horizontal onscreen keyboard easier to use.

You can control whether the screen changes orientation automatically when you turn the phone. See “Orientation” under “Sound & display settings screen” on page 246.