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The delete key can alternatively delete by word or delete all.
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Non-English versions use the second finger to enter accented versions of
letters.
To trigger the alternate characters or functions, tap your second finger on the
screen like when using the classical keyboard. We recommend that you keep
enough distance between the first and second finger - for example, you can do the
second taps with your other hand.
Modes
Since there are too many characters to fit on a single keyboard layout, the keyboard
can be switched to different modes:
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The default mode is the lowercase mode, it contains lowercase letters and
numbers.
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The uppercase mode can be triggered by the shift key and contains a
selection of most common special characters and punctuations as well as the
capital letters.
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The continuous uppercase mode can be triggered by another press of shift
key.
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The special characters mode contains the rest of punctuation and special
characters.
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The emoticon mode, which contains a selection of smileys and emojis, can be
triggered by another press of special characters key.
Voice dictation
Instead of a keyboard, it is possible to input text via voice dictation. While using a
keyboard press either of the volume buttons for about half a second to start this
function. After being prompted and hearing the beep cue you can start dictating the
text.
To use the voice dictation you need to be connected to the Internet.
Voice assistant
This feature enables you to control the phone by voice commands. To turn on the
assistant, long press one of the volume buttons for a duration of at least 1 second
(those are the buttons placed on the left edge of the phone).
Through this feature, you will be able to open any application that is present in the
phone by simply saying its name. For example, to open the application Messages,
you can turn on the voice assistant and utter “Open the messages application”,
“Write a message”, “Open messages”, “Messages” and so on.
Full list of the applications currently supported by the voice assistant is following:
Calls, Messages, E-mail, Weather, Alarm, Minute Timer, Calculator, Calendar, Notes,
Internet Radio, Media Player, Books, Color indicator, Magnifying glass, Voice
Recorder, Localization, Turning off the phone, Facebook, WhatsApp, Internet
Browser.
The most important applications of the BlindShell enable advanced control.
Examples of such behavior can be found in the following list.
