∙Touch to delete the text before the cursor.
∙Touch to select numbers and symbols. You can then touch to find more. Also, often used symbols are displayed on top of the keyboard. Flick left or right to find the one you need and touch to enter.
∙Touch to enter a smiley face; hold the key and swipe to choose more emoticons.
∙Touch to change input method or set up Android keyboard.
∙Touch to use Google’s networked voice input.
XT9 Text Input
XT9 Text Input can speed up text input by replacing the key tapping motion of input with a tracing gesture where you move your finger from letter to letter without lifting the finger until you reach the end of the word.
XT9 offers three keyboard layouts: Keyboard, Reduced keyboard, and Phone keypad.
∙Keyboard
Touch to switch between uppercase and lowercase. Touch twice to lock on uppercase.
Touch to select digits and symbols.
Delete text before the cursor.
Touch or hold to input emoticons.
Move your finger from letter to letter to trace a word without lifting the finger until you reach the end of the word.
The trace feature is also available in the Reduced keyboard layout and Phone keypad layout.
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