To edit text
1
Enter some text, then double-tap the entered text to make the application bar
appear.
2
Select the text that you want to edit, then use the application bar to make your
desired changes.
To use the magnifier
•
When you enter text, tap and hold on the text field to view the text magnified and
to place the cursor where you want within the text field.
Personalizing the On-Screen Keyboard
When entering text using the on-screen keyboard, you can access keyboard and other
text input settings that help you, for example to set options for writing languages, text
prediction and correction. You can get word suggestions for one language at a time by
deactivating the Smart language detection feature.
The keyboard can use text that you have written in messaging and other applications to
learn your writing style. There is also a Personalization guide that runs you through the
most basic settings to get you started quickly. You can select to use other keyboards
and switch between keyboards. For example, you can select the Xperia™ Chinese
keyboard or the Xperia™ Japanese keyboard.
To access the on-screen keyboard settings
1
When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard, tap .
2
Tap , then tap
Keyboard settings
and change the settings as desired.
3
To add a writing language for text input, tap
Writing languages
and mark the
relevant checkboxes.
4
Tap
OK
to confirm.
To change the word suggestion settings
1
When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard, tap .
2
Tap , then tap
Keyboard settings
>
Word suggestions
.
3
Select an option.
To Select a Keyboard
1
When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard, tap
at the bottom-right of
the screen.
2
Select an option.
To enable more keyboard options, tap
More keyboards
, then drag the relevant sliders to the
right.
To Change Writing Language Using the On-Screen Keyboard
This feature is only available if you have added more than one input language and the Smart
language detection feature is off, or if the languages that you selected include non-Latin
languages.
•
When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard, tap the writing language icon
to switch between the selected writing languages. For example, tap until the
desired writing language appears.
To Change the Smart Language Detection Settings
To use Smart language detection, more than one language must be selected in
Writing
languages
. Also note that only languages using the Latin alphabet are supported.
1
When the on-screen keyboard is displayed, tap .
2
Tap , then tap
Keyboard settings
.
3
To activate or deactivate the Smart language detection function, drag the slider
beside
Smart language detection
to the on or off position.
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