Acer Iconia A1-713 User Manual - Page 16

Editing text, Waking your tablet

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16 - Using your tablet If the word you need is displayed, you can tap on it to insert it into your text. To turn predictive text on or off with the Google keyboard, tap the Input options key, and then Google keyboard settings. Tap Auto correction or Show correction suggestions and select one of the options. Editing text You can select and edit text in certain applications, such as text you have entered in a text field. Selected text can be cut or copied and later pasted within the same application, or to a different application. Note Certain applications may not support text selection, or only support it in certain areas. Other applications may offer specialized commands to select text. Selecting text To select text that you want to cut, copy, delete or replace: 1. Tap the text you want to select. If you can select this text, a cursor is inserted below the text. 2. Tap and hold the text or word you want to select. The selected text is highlighted, with a tab at each end of the selection. 3. Drag either tab to expand or reduce the amount of selected text, or tap SELECT ALL. 4. To cut or copy the text, tap the CUT or COPY button. Waking your tablet If the screen is off and the tablet does not react to any taps on the screen, then it has been locked and is in sleep mode. To wake your tablet, press the power button. Your tablet will display the Lock screen. To unlock the screen, press the lock button and follow the lock to the right side of the circle.

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16 - Using your tablet
If the word you need is displayed, you can tap on it to insert it into your
text.
To turn predictive text on or off with the Google keyboard, tap the
Input options
key, and then
Google keyboard settings
. Tap
Auto
correction
or
Show correction suggestions
and select one of the
options.
Editing text
You can select and edit text in certain applications, such as text you
have entered in a text field. Selected text can be cut or copied and
later pasted within the same application, or to a different application.
Selecting text
To select text that you want to cut, copy, delete or replace:
1.Tap the text you want to select. If you can select this text, a cursor is
inserted below the text.
2.Tap and hold the text or word you want to select. The selected text is
highlighted, with a tab at each end of the selection.
3.Drag either tab to expand or reduce the amount of selected text, or
tap
SELECT ALL
.
4.To cut or copy the text, tap the
CUT
or
COPY
button.
Waking your tablet
If the screen is off and the tablet does not react to any taps on the
screen, then it has been locked and is in sleep mode.
To wake your tablet, press the power button. Your tablet will display
the Lock screen. To unlock the screen, press the lock button and
follow the lock to the right side of the circle.
Note
Certain applications may not support text selection, or only support it in
certain areas. Other applications may offer specialized commands to select
text.