User guide

2A. Device Basics 47
Phone Basics
In this section we’ll cover the steps necessary to enter
text using the onscreen keyboard, where the touch
screen is the primary method of both text and
character entry.
1. From a landscape screen where you can enter text,
tap the input field to reveal the onscreen keyboard
(if the input method is set to Android keyboard).
2. Select one of the following Text mode options:
䡲 ?123 to enter numbers by pressing the numbers
on the onscreen keyboard. (See page 49.)
䡲 ABC to use alphabetic characters from the
onscreen keyboard (See page 48.)
䡲 Voice Input allows the device to use its built-in
voice recognition software to hear your voice and
transcript it directly into text.
To change the input method:
1. From an active text input screen, touch and hold a
text input field.
2. Select Input Method from the onscreen context
menu.
Onscreen Keyboard Overview
䢇 Entry field: a field where text, number, or other
characters can be entered.
Note: Some characters and types, such as some symbols
and Emoticons, are not accessible from the onscreen
keyboard.
Tip: When entering text, tap to change letter
capitalization.
Entry field
Delete
Caps/ALT
Text mode Voice Input Enter
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