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Using the Landscape Onscreen Keyboard, Changing the Onscreen Keyboard Layout, Entering Text

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Using the Landscape Onscreen Keyboard When entering text, you can choose to use the landscape orientation of the onscreen keyboard, by turning the device sideways, to use a larger keyboard that lets you type easily using two thumbs. Note: The Orientation check box in to automatically change. > , > Settings > Sound & display needs to be selected for the screen orientation The landscape orientation keyboard is not supported in all applications. Changing the Onscreen Keyboard Layout You can choose from three different keyboard layouts to suit your typing style. To change the keyboard layout, do the following: 1. Press > , and then tap Settings > Language & keyboard > Touch Input. 2. Tap Keyboard types, and then select the keyboard layout that you want to use. Choose from the following: Ⅲ QWERTY. This layout is similar to a desktop computer keyboard. This is the default keyboard layout. Ⅲ Phone Keypad. This layout resembles the traditional wireless phone keypad. Ⅲ Compact QWERTY. This layout features two letters on each key. The key size is slightly bigger than on the Full QWERTY layout. Entering Text Use the following keys while entering text using the onscreen keyboard: Press and hold keys with gray characters at the top to enter numbers, symbols, or accented letters. The gray character displayed on the key is the character that will be inserted when you press and hold that key. Some keys have multiple characters or accents associated with them. Shift key. Tap to enter an uppercase letter. The next letter you type will be uppercase. Tap twice to turn on caps lock. Tap to switch to the numeric and symbol keyboard. Enter key. Tap to create a new line. Backspace key. Tap to delete the previous character. Tap to hide the onscreen keyboard. Tap to toggle between Multitap and XT9 predictive modes when using the Compact QWERTY or Phone Keypad layout. (See "Entering Words with Predictive Text" for details.) 20 2A. Device Basics

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2A. Device Basics
Using the Landscape Onscreen Keyboard
When entering text, you can choose to use the landscape orientation of the onscreen keyboard, by turning
the device sideways, to use a larger keyboard that lets you type easily using two thumbs.
Changing the Onscreen Keyboard Layout
You can choose from three different keyboard layouts to suit your typing style. To change the keyboard
layout, do the following:
1.
Press
>
, and then tap
Settings > Language & keyboard > Touch Input
.
2.
Tap
Keyboard types
, and then select the keyboard layout that you want to use. Choose from the following:
²
QWERTY
. This layout is similar to a desktop computer keyboard. This is the default keyboard layout.
²
Phone Keypad
. This layout resembles the traditional wireless phone keypad.
²
Compact QWERTY
. This layout features two letters on each key. The key size is slightly bigger than on
the Full QWERTY layout.
Entering Text
Use the following keys while entering text using the onscreen keyboard:
Note:
The
Orientation
check box in
>
,
> Settings > Sound & display
needs to be selected for the screen orientation
to automatically change.
The landscape orientation keyboard is not supported in all applications.
Press and hold keys with gray characters at the top to enter numbers, symbols, or accented
letters. The gray character displayed on the key is the character that will be inserted when you
press and hold that key. Some keys have multiple characters or accents associated with them.
Shift
key. Tap to enter an uppercase letter. The next letter you type will be uppercase. Tap twice
to turn on caps lock.
Tap to switch to the numeric and symbol keyboard.
Enter
key. Tap to create a new line.
Backspace
key. Tap to delete the previous character.
Tap to hide the onscreen keyboard.
Tap to toggle between
Multitap
and
XT9
predictive modes when using the Compact QWERTY
or Phone Keypad layout. (See “Entering Words with Predictive Text” for details.)