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Text entry
Motorola input
Enter text a letter at a time. As you type, your
smartphone suggests words from your dictionary and
chosen language. The smartphone also automatically
enters apostrophes in some words, like “dont.”
To add a word to your dictionary, touch the word, then
select
+ add to dictionary
.
Swype
TM
Enter words with one continuous motion. Just drag your
finger over the letters in the word.
Tips:
•
To enter apostrophes in common words (like “I’ll”),
drag through the
n
as though it was an apostrophe.
•
To enter other punctuation, numbers, or symbols,
touch Symbols
.
Anne
Annex
Abbey
Abbr
Abbe
Anne
Done
a
s
d
f
g
h
j
k
l
z
x
c
v
b
n
m
e
r
t
y
u
i
o
p
q
w
2
1
0
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
@
$
&
_
(
)
:
;
”
EN
!
#
=
/
+
?
+ ! =
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To enter a word,
just trace a path
through the
letters. To
capitalize, go
above the keypad.
For double letters,
circle the letter.
a
e
n
+
a
a
e
e
n
n
•
To correct a word,
double-touch
it (tap twice, quickly).
Swype shows a small menu of other word options.
Swype might also show a menu if it can’t guess your
word.
•
If Swype doesn’t know a word, you can still touch the
letter keys to enter it. Swype remembers, so next
time you can just drag over the letters.
Typing tips
To...
Enter
one capital
letter
Touch Shift
.
Enter
only capital
letters
Touch and hold Shift
.
Touch again to revert to
lowercase.
Move
the text entry
cursor
Touch the text where you
want the cursor to go.
Select
text
Touch and hold or
double-touch text to select
it. Tabs mark the boundaries
of the selected text. Drag
the tabs to select the text
you want.
