User's Manual
32 Entering Text by Keyboard Chapter 2 Using Your XSLATE R12 Tablet
3. You can access a second numeric-symbol keyboard by tapping the keys on the left
side.
Second Numeric-Symbol Keyboard
between the two numeric-
the two numeric-symbol
keyboards.
Tap these keys to switch
4. To switch back to the default keyboa
rd (alphabetic), tap the &123 key.
5. When you have a keyboard on the screen, y
ou can tap the keyboard icon in the lower
right corner of that keyboard to display a menu for switching to different keyboards and
also for language preferences.
6. You can also switch to a split keyboard that lets you view the center of the screen.
Tap the split keyboard icon on the Keyboard Preferences menu.
Split Keyboard
Making a Keyboard Appear When Tapping in a Text Field
To make an on-screen keyboard pop up when you tap in a text field, follow this procedure.
1. Tap S
ettings in the Start menu, or swipe left from the right edge of the screen and tap All
Settings.
2. Tap the De
vices icon.
3. In the Devices menu, tap Ty
ping.
4. In the Typing menu, scroll to the end of the right pane.
5. Turn the last button ON.
Now when you tap in a text entry field, a keyboard appears automatically.