User's Guide
28 ENTERING TEXT
29ENTERING TEXT
Entering text
When you tap a eld that needs text or numbers, a keyboard automatically
appears on the screen. Open the Notications panel and tap Choose input
method to change input method.
Android keyboard
The Android keyboard provides a layout similar to a desktop computer
keyboard. Turn the phone sideways and the keyboard will change from
portrait to landscape.
To use the landscape keyboard, open the Notications panel and tap
Auto-rotate screen.
Note: The landscape keyboard is not supported in all applications.
• Tap the alphabetic keys to enter letters. Tap and hold the keys to enter
associated accented letters or numbers. For example, to enter È, tap and
hold and the available accented letters and number 3 appear. Then
slide your nger to choose È.
• 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. Tap and hold 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. Also, frequently used symbols are displayed on top of the keyboard.
Swipe left or right to nd the one you need and tap to enter.
• Tap and hold and then swipe to choose emoticons.
• Tap to use Google’s networked voice input.
• Tap and hold to change the input language or the Android keyboard
settings.
TouchPal keyboard
The TouchPal keyboard offers three layouts: Full QWERTY, 12-Key PhonePad,
and CooTek T+.
To switch the keyboard layout:
1. From the home screen, tap > System settings > Language & input >
next to TouchPal Keyboard > Keyboard layout.
2. Check the box next to Swipe layout.
3. On the TouchPal keyboard screen, tap Smart input > TouchPal Curve™
and uncheck the box next to Enable TouchPal Curve and close.
4. Swipe left or right on the TouchPal keyboard to switch between the Full
QWERTY, 12-Key PhonePad, or CooTek T+ keyboards.
Note: To utilize TouchPal input, press > System settings > Language &
input > Default > English (United States) TouchPal Keyboard.