User's Guide
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• Tap to use uppercase or lowercase letters. This key also changes to
indicate the current case you are using: for lowercase, for uppercase,
and when locked in uppercase. Press and hold or double-tap to lock
the keyboard in uppercase.
• Tap
to delete any text you have entered.
• Tap to select numbers and symbols. You can then tap to access
more.
• Tap to enter miniature icons.
• Tap to use Google’s networked voice input.
• Press and hold to change the input language or the Google keyboard
settings.
Gesture typing
The Google keyboard supports gesture typing feature. You use this feature to
input a word by sliding through the letters.
To enable and use gesture typing:
1. Tap and hold on the Google keyboard and then slide to . Tap Google
Keyboard Settings.
2. Tap Gesture Typing and make sure Enable gesture typing is on .
Entering text
You can enter text using the on-screen keyboard. Some apps open it
automatically. In others, you open it by tapping where you want to type. You
can also enter text by speaking with the Google voice typing feature.
Changing input methods
1. When you use the on-screen keyboard to enter text, the icon appears
on the notication bar.
2. Open the notication panel and tap Change keyboard.
3. Select an input method you need.
Google keyboard
The Google keyboard provides a layout similar to a desktop computer
keyboard. Turn the phone sideways and the keyboard will change from
portrait to landscape.
• Tap the alphabetic keys to enter letters. Press and hold the keys to enter
associated accented letters or numbers. For example, to enter È, press and
hold and the available accented letters and number 3 appear. Then
slide your nger to choose È.
End of the word
Start of the word
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