Device Basics
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Enter Text
You can type on your device using one of the available touchscreen keyboards.
Android Keyboard
The Android Keyboard provides a layout similar to a desktop computer keyboard.
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Touch the alphabetic keys to enter letters. Touch and hold specific keys to enter
associated accented letters or numbers. For example, to enter è, touch and hold
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As the available accented letters appear, slide your finger to choose è and release.
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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.
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Touch
to delete the text before the cursor.
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Touch
to select numbers. You can then touch
to find more. Also, often used
symbols are displayed on top of the keyboard.
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Touch
to start Google voice typing, touch and hold
and swipe to change the input
languages or Android keyboard settings.
Google Voice Typing
Google Voice typing uses Google voice recognition to convert speech to text.
