Typing text
On-screen keyboard
SwiftKey
®
is the default text entry provider. You can enter text using the on-screen
keyboard by tapping each letter individually, or you can use the SwitfKey
®
flow
feature and slide your finger from letter to letter to form words.
You can personalize SwiftKey
®
settings by accessing SwiftKey
®
Keyboard from the
Application screen.
1
Delete a character before the cursor.
2
Tap to access smileys, or touch and hold to enter a carriage return.
3
Enter punctuation.
4
Enter a space.
5
Tap to enter a comma, or touch and hold to enter text using voice input.
6
Display numbers and symbols.
7
Switch between lower case, upper case and caps.
For more information about SwiftKey
®
To display the on-screen keyboard to enter text
•
Tap a text entry field.
To use the on-screen keyboard in landscape orientation
•
When the on-screen keyboard is displayed, turn the device sideways.
You may need to adjust the settings in some applications to enable landscape orientation.
To enter text character by character
1
To enter a character visible on the keyboard, tap the character.
2
To enter a character variant, touch and hold a regular keyboard character to
get a list of available options, then select from the list. For example, to enter
"é", touch and hold "e" until other options appear, then, while keeping your
finger pressed on the keyboard, drag to and select "é".
To enter a period
•
After you enter a word, double-tap the space bar.
To enter text using the SwifKey
®
Flow input function
1
When the on-screen keyboard is displayed, slide your finger from letter to letter
to trace the word that you want to write.
2
After you finish entering a word, lift up your finger. A word suggestion appears
based on the letters that you have traced.
3
If the word that you want does not appear, tap to see other options and
select accordingly. If the desired option does not appear, delete the entire word
and trace it again, or enter the word by tapping each letter individually.
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