User guide

50 2A. Device Basics
To reveal additional QWERTY text editing options:
1. Touch and hold the text entry field.
2. From the Edit text context menu, tap an available
function:
䡲 Select word highlights the characters of the first
word.
䡲 Select all highlights all characters in the text
message field.
䡲 Input method provides additional text input
methods. The default is
Android keyboard.
䡲 Add “device” to dictionary adds the currently
highlighted word to your device’s dictionary.
Using the Keyboard
In this section we’ll cover the steps necessary to enter
text using the QWERTY keyboard. Using your device's
QWERTY keyboard is just like using any standard
computer keyboard.
The following keys perform special functions when
entering text:
Fn: Allows you to use gray characters
displayed at the top of the QWERTY keys.
Examples: $, @, #, !
Shift: Changes the text input mode
among Upper/Lower/Mixed case mode.
Smiley: When used with , launches
the Smileys page. Scroll down and tap an
entry from the extensive list of Emoticons.
Space/Sym: Inserts an empty space.
OK/Enter: Moves the insertion point to the
next line in a message.
Delete: Deletes the previous character,
similar to the backspace key on a
computer keyboard.
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