Sony XPERIA S manual Typing text, On-screen keyboard, Using the on-screen keyboard

To access your device settings

1From your Home screen, tap .

2Tap Settings.

You can also drag the status bar downwards on the Home screen and tap to access your device settings.

Typing text

You can select from a number of keyboards and input methods to type text containing letters, numbers and other characters.

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.

All illustrations are for illustration purposes only and may not accurately depict the actual device.

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, press .

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.

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