Input Character

Entering Characters on the Japanese Syllabary Keyboard

You can use the software keys arranged according to the Japanese syllabary to enter Japanese characters in Kana input mode.

<Japanese syllabary keyboard>

Main Functions of the Touch-Keys

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Description

 

 

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Tap to switch the character mode

 

between Hiragana/Kanji and Number.

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Display a character mode switch window.

(Long-touch)

Keyboard switch: /

 

Character mode switch: (Double-byte),

 

(Single-byte)

 

 

 

Tap to switch upper/lower case or add

 

voiced sound.

 

 

 

Each time you tap, the character mode

 

switches Pictograms (only for C-mail)

 

Single-byte symbols Double-byte

 

symbols Smileys in order.

 

A list of plug-in applications appears and

(Long-touch)

you can activate the plug-in application.

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Description

 

Move the cursor*1 to the left. Long-touch

 

to move continuously. Or change the

 

range for conversion.

 

 

 

Move the cursor*1 to the right. Long-touch

 

to move continuously. Or change the

 

range for conversion. When there is an

 

unfixed character string with the cursor

 

at the right end, tap to enter the same

 

character as the one at the end.

 

 

 

Display the first candidate of direct

 

conversion. When any character is

 

entered, a space can be entered.

 

 

*2

Fix entered or converted characters.

 

When characters are already fixed, enter

 

a line feed at the cursor position.

 

 

 

Delete the character before the cursor.

 

Long-touch to delete continuously.

*1 When any characters are entered, just tap the desired position on the entered character string to move the cursor.

*2 In some screens such as the search box or mail account registration screen, 次へ (Next), 完了 (Done), 実行 (Execute), etc. appear.

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