To delete characters
•
Tap to place the cursor after the character you want to delete, then tap
.
To enter a carriage return
•
When you enter text, tap
to enter a carriage return.
To select text
1
When you enter text, touch and hold the text field or double-tap within the text
field.
2
The word you touch gets highlighted by tabs on both sides. Drag the tabs left or
right to select more text.
To edit text in portrait orientation
1
When you enter text, touch and hold the text field until an application bar appears.
2
Select the text you want to edit, and then use the application bar to make your
desired changes.
To paste text from the clipboard, you can also hold the text field until
Paste
appears, then tap
Paste
.
Application bar
1
3
2
5
4
1
Close the application bar
2
Select all text
3
Cut text
4
Copy text
5
Paste text
only appears when you have text stored on the clipboard.
To edit text in landscape orientation
1
When you enter text, touch and hold the text field until
Edit...
appears.
2
Select the text you want to work with, then tap
Edit...
and select an option.
To paste text from the clipboard, you can also hold the text field until
Paste
appears, then tap
Paste
.
On-screen keyboard
Tap the keys of the on-screen QWERTY keyboard to enter text conveniently. Some
applications open the on-screen keyboard automatically. You can also open this
keyboard by touching a text field.
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