User's Manual

12 Chapter 1 : Basics
2 Tap a card to maximize the application.
Close an application
• In Card view, throw the card off the top of the screen.
Enter and save information
Use the keyboard
1 Option: Press to enter numbers, punctuation, and symbols that appear above the letters on
the keys (see Enter alternate keyboard characters), or to move the cursor.
2 Shift: See Enter uppercase letters.
3 Space
4 Backspace
5 Enter: Press to enter a line return (for example, in a memo or in an email message you are
composing) or to accept information you entered in a field.
6 Sym: See Enter characters from the symbols table.
Enter uppercase letters
By default, the first letter of each sentence or field is capitalized and the
remaining text you enter is lowercase. To enter other uppercase letters, do
one of the following:
• Press Shift and press the letter key. The Shift symbol appears. You
don’t need to hold down Shift while you press the letter key.
• Turn on Caps Lock: Press Shift twice. The Caps Lock symbol
appears.
• Turn off Caps Lock: Press .
Enter alternate keyboard characters
Numbers, punctuation, and symbols appear above the letters on the keys. To
enter these characters, do one of the following:
• Press Option and press the key for the character. The alternate
character symbol appears. You don’t need to hold down Option while
pressing the second key.
• Enter a series of alternate characters: Press Option twice to turn on
Option Lock. The Option Lock symbol appears.
• Turn off Option Lock: Press Option .
Enter passwords
You can see each character of a password only as you enter it, so be careful.
Be sure Caps Lock and Option lock are off unless you need them. For
information on how to enter characters, see Enter uppercase letters and
Enter alternate keyboard characters.
TIP You can also maximize the center card in Card view by flicking down from the
screen to the gesture area.
TIP You can set a preference to move among open apps without first going to
Card view.