3. Use
to erase characters to the left of the cursor.
4. When you’ve finished typing, press
Back
to close the keyboard.
To enter numbers, symbols, and other characters
Tap
To switch to the numeric keyboard.
Tap
on the numeric keyboard
To view additional symbols, tap it again to switch back.
Tap and hold a vowel or the C, N, or S key To open a pop up menu to select an accented vowel or other alternate letter.
Tap and hold
To open a pop up menu with a set of common symbols.
Tap and hold a number or symbol key
To open a pop up menu of additional symbols. Not all keys have additional symbols.
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Slide your finger smoothly up from the main keyboard to open an extension keyboard, with numbers and symbols. To
enter a number or symbol from that keyboard, slide your finger onto it and then lift your finger. When you lift your finger,
the extended keyboard will no longer be visible.
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When you tap a key, a larger version displays briefly over the keyboard. Keys with alternate characters display an ellipsis (
... ) below the character.
Changing the keyboard language
Selecting the Android keyboard languages
1. Tap a text field to open the onscreen keyboard.
2. Tap and hold
>
Android keyboard settings
.
3. Tap
Input languages
> Select one or more languages.
4. Press
Back
to save.
Changing the keyboard language
If you’ve selected more than one keyboard language, the active keyboard language is displayed on the Space bar. You can
switch languages easily as follows:
1. Tap and hold
.
2. Without lifting your finger, move it to the left or right until the language you want appears in the center of the small
window above
.
3. Lift your finger.
If you have many languages available, you may have to repeat the above steps to reach your desired language.
Entering the text by speaking
You can use voice input to enter text. Voice input is an experimental feature using Google’s speech-recognition service. You
must have a data connection on a mobile or Wi-Fi network to use voice input.
Turning on voice input
If the onscreen keyboard does not display
, voice input is not turned on or you have configured it to display
only on
the symbol keyboard.
1. From the Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
. Or press
Menu
>
Settings
.
2. Tap
Language & keyboard
>
Android keyboard
.
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You can also tap and hold
on the onscreen keyboard. In the dialog that opens, tap
Android keyboard settings
.
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