Entering Text
When you enter a field that needs text or numbers, a keyboard automatically appears on the screen. Press and hold the input box and select Input method from the
Android™ Keyboard
The Android Keyboard provides a layout similar to a desktop computer keyboard. Turn the phone sideways and the keyboard will change from portrait to landscape.
To use the landscape keyboard, just tap the Auto- rotate screen check box in Settings > Display. (The landscape QWERTY keyboard is not supported in all applications.)
•Tap 
to use uppercase or lowercase. This key also changes to indicate the current case you are using: 
for lowercase, 
for uppercase, and 
when locked in uppercase.
•Tap 
to delete any text you have entered.
•Tap 
to select numbers and symbols. You can
then tap 
to find more. Also, often used symbols are displayed on top of the keyboard. Swipe left or right to find the one you need and tap to enter.
•Tap 
to enter a smiley face; hold the key and swipe to choose more emoticons.
•Tap 
to change input method or set up Android keyboard.
•Tap 
to use Google’s networked voice input.
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• | Reduced keyboard | Choosing Touch Input |
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•Tap the alphabetic keys to enter letters. Press and hold the keys to enter associated accented letters or numbers. For example, to enter É, press and hold 
and the available accented letters and the number 3 appear. Then slide to choose É.
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TouchPal Keyboard
The TouchPal Keyboard can speed up text input by replacing the
TouchPal offers three keyboard layouts: Keyboard, Reduced keyboard, and Phone keypad.
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Tips:
•Ignore double letters – TouchPal will figure those out for you automatically.
•Lift your finger at the end of the word. A space is added automatically when you begin to trace the next word.
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