Motorola A Series, User Manual

Page: 27 / 174

25 basics
In a text entry window,
tap the entry method
drop-down menu and
tap
Handwriting to open
the handwriting pad (shown at right). Tap a
button on the handwriting pad to select
English letters or numbers as the type of text
you want to enter.
Use the stylus to write in one of the two
writing spaces. For best performance,
alternate between the writing spaces so that
recognition can occur in one while you are
writing in the other.
Write a text character, then wait for your
phone to recognize and place it in the text
entry window. If your phone places an
incorrect character, tap the character in the
choice area that you want to replace it.
Your phone can use a predictive text function
to predict the word you are writing. Tap a
word in the prediction area to place it in the
text entry window. To activate predictive text
entry, see page 26.
To enter special characters or edit text, use
the function buttons described on page 26.
English keyboard
Use the keyboard
(shown at right) to
enter letters and
numbers at the cursor
location in the text entry window.
numeric pad
Use the numeric pad
(shown at right) to
enter digits and/or
numeric symbols at the
cursor location in the text entry window.