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Entering Text
You can enter text using the onscreen keyboard. Some apps open it automatically. In others, you open it
by touching where you want to type. Touch the
Back
key to hide the onscreen keyboard.
Google Keyboard
The Google Keyboard provides a layout similar to a desktop computer keyboard. When screen
auto-rotation is enabled, turn the phone sideways and the keyboard will change from portrait to
landscape. The landscape keyboard is not supported in all applications.
Touch the alphabetic keys to enter letters. Touch and hold some specific keys to enter associated
accented letters or numbers. For example, to enter È, touch and hold
and the available
accented letters and number 3 appear. Then slide to choose È.
As you enter a word, candidates appear above the keyboard. Touch to select the correct one; touch
and hold to see more possible options.
Touch
to use uppercase. Double-tap
to lock uppercase. This key also changes to indicate
the current case you are using:
for lowercase,
for uppercase, and
when locked in
uppercase.
Touch
to delete the text before the cursor.
Touch
to select numbers and symbols. You can then touch
to find more.
Touch
to enter miniature icons, such as expressions, horoscopes, and animals.
