To enter text using voice input
1Open the on-screen keyboard or the Phonepad.
2Tap . When appears, speak to enter text. When you're done, tap again.
The suggested text appears.
3Edit the text manually if necessary.
Editing text
You can select, cut, copy, and paste text as you write in both portrait and landscape
orientation by double-tapping the entered text. In portrait orientation, the necessary
editing tools are available via an application bar. In landscape orientation, an Edit
button provides the same tools.

Application bar

1 Close the application bar
2 Select all text
3 Cut text
4 Copy text
5 Paste text
only appears when you have text saved on the clipboard.
To select text
1Enter some text, then double-tap the text. The word you tap gets highlighted by
tabs on both sides.
2Drag the tabs to the left or right to select more text.
To edit text in portrait orientation
1Enter some text, then double-tap the entered text to make the application bar
appear.
2Select the text you want to edit, then use the application bar to make your
desired changes.
To edit text in landscape orientation
1Enter some text, then double-tap the entered text.
2Select the text you want to work with, then tap Edit and select an option.
Personalizing the Xperia keyboard
When entering text using the on-screen keyboard or the Phonepad, you can access a
keyboard settings and other text input settings that help you set options for writing
languages, text prediction, automatic spacing, and quick period insertion. For
example, you can decide how word options are presented and how words get
corrected as you type. And you can get your message data scanned so that word
predictions fit your writing style. You can also set the text input application to
remember new words that you write.
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