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Displaying Your Device Number, Entering Text, Using the Onscreen Keyboard - 7 tablet

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Device Basics Displaying Your Device Number ᮣ Touch > > Settings > About tablet > Tablet identity. (Your device number and other information about your device and account will be displayed.) Entering Text Using the Onscreen Keyboard When you start a program or select a box that requires entry of text or numbers, the onscreen keyboard becomes available. Changing to Landscape Orientation When entering text, you can choose to use the landscape orientation of the onscreen keyboard by turning the device sideways. This opens a larger keyboard that lets you type easily using two thumbs Note: The landscape orientation keyboard is not supported in all applications. 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. Touch to capitalize the next letter you enter. Touch twice to turn on caps lock. Numeric key. Touch to switch to the numeric and symbol keyboard. Alphabet key. Touch to switch to the alphabetic keyboard. Enter key. Touch to create a new line. Backspace key. Touch to delete the previous character. Press and hold to delete multiple characters. Voice input key. Touch to speak the words you want to type. See "Voice Input" on page 84. 2A. Device Basics 17

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2A. Device Basics
17
Device Basics
Displaying Your Device Number
´
Touch
>
>
Settings > About tablet > Tablet
identity
. (Your device number and other
information about your device and account will be
displayed.)
Entering Text
Using the Onscreen Keyboard
When you start a program or select a box that requires
entry of text or numbers, the onscreen keyboard
becomes available.
Changing to Landscape Orientation
When entering text, you can choose to use the
landscape orientation of the onscreen keyboard by
turning the device sideways. This opens a larger
keyboard that lets you type easily using two thumbs
Entering Text
Use the following keys while entering text using the
onscreen keyboard:
Note:
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. Touch to capitalize the next letter you
enter. Touch twice to turn on caps lock.
Numeric
key. Touch to switch to the numeric and
symbol keyboard.
Alphabet
key. Touch to switch to the alphabetic
keyboard.
Enter
key. Touch to create a new line.
Backspace
key. Touch to delete the previous
character. Press and hold to delete multiple
characters.
Voice input
key. Touch to speak the words you
want to type. See “Voice Input” on page 84.