16 Text entry
Text entry
keys when you need them

Keyboards

You can slide your phone open to use its keyboard, or
you can open a keyboard on your screen by touching a
text field, or touching and holding Menu . To close
the keyboard, touch Back .
Different keyboards open for different text entry
screens. For example, this keyboard opens when you
create an email message:
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zxcvbnm
dfgh j k l
werty u i op
?123
Done
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DEL
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Delete
Return/
Line Feed
Space
Letters/Numbers
Touch to open a keypad for
symbols or numbers.
Shift
Microphone
Touch for voice
input.

Input methods

To select an input method, touch and hold a text entry
area on the screen to open the Edit text menu. Touch
Input method, then touch the method you want: