On-screen keyboard

Tap the keys of the on-screen QWERTY keyboard to enter text conveniently. Some applications open the on-screen keyboard automatically. You can also open this keyboard by touching a text field.

Using the on-screen keyboard

1Change the character case and turn on the caps lock. For some languages, this key is used to access extra characters in the language.

2Close the on-screen keyboard view. Note that this icon does not appear in portrait mode.

3Display numbers and symbols.

4Personalise your keyboard. This key disappears after the keyboard is personalised.

5Enter a space.

6Enter a carriage return or confirm text input.

7Delete a character before the cursor.

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To display the on-screen keyboard to enter text

Tap a text entry field.

To hide the on-screen keyboard

When the on-screen keyboard is open, tap .

To personalise the on-screen keyboard

1Open the on-screen keyboard, then tap .

2Follow the instructions to personalise your on-screen keyboard, for example, mark the Smiley key checkbox.

If you don't mark the Smiley key checkbox when you personalise the on-screen keyboard, the smiley icon will not appear.

To use the on-screen keyboard in landscape orientation

When you enter text, turn the device sideways.

For the keyboard to support this feature, landscape mode must be supported by the application you are using, and your screen orientation settings must be set to automatic.

To enter text using the on-screen keyboard

1To enter a character visible on the keyboard, tap the character.

2To enter a character variant, touch and hold a regular keyboard character to get a list of available options, then select from the list. For example, to enter "é", touch and hold "e" until other options appear, then, while keeping your finger pressed on the keyboard, drag to and select "é".

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Sony C5503, C5502, 1272-9183 manual On-screen keyboard, Using the on-screen keyboard