Basic Operations
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ENTER TEXT
You can type on your phone using one of the available touchscreen keyboards or Google voice typing.
Touchscreen Keyboards
Your phone offers you convenient ways to enter letters, numbers, and symbols whenever you are
prompted to enter text. The keyboard appear automatically onscreen when you tap a text entry
field, and they can be used in either portrait or landscape mode. You can also use the Google Voice
typing option to enter text using your voice (see
Google Voice Typing
for details).
Google Keyboard
The Google keyboard offers a traditional QWERTY keyboard setup for entering text by tapping
keys (like on a computer), along with enhancements and options that allow you to enter text faster
and more accurately, such as continuous key input, personalized usage dictionaries, and more.
Google Keyboard Overview
Note
: Keyboard layouts and options may change depending on where you’re using them. For
example, if you’re entering text to do a Web search, a search icon may be available instead of an enter
key.
Tip
: To close the keyboard, tap
.
Text Mode
Tap
to select ABC mode. Tap
to select Number & Symbol mode.