22 Text entry
To change your text entry settings and see the
dictionary of terms you’ve used, from the home
screen, in the home screen touch Menu >
Settings > Language & keyboard.
Touchscreen keypad
When your phone is closed, you can open a display
keypad by touching a text field, or touching and
Select text Hold Shift +
press Scroll
Cut, Copy or Paste text you
selected
Touch and hold the
text box to open the
editing menu
Delete a character (hold to
delete more)
Press Delete
Delete the current line Press Alternate +
Delete
Jump to the beginning/end
of a line
Press Alternate +
Scroll
Start a new line (email or
social networking) or send
the message (text
messages)
Press Enter
To... holding Menu . To close the keypad,
touch Back .
To change your settings for this keypad, from the home
screen, touch Menu > Settings > Language &
keyboard > Android keyboard.
Text entry settings
When you use the touchscreen keypad, your phone
suggests words from your dictionary and chosen
language. Your phone also automatically enters
apostrophes in some words, such as “dont.”
Find it: In the home screen touch Menu >
Settings > Language & keyboard
Delete
Enter
Space
Symbols/numbers
Touch to open a keypad for symbols and numbers.
Shift
Text entry
Touch to open the
touchscreen keypad.