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

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Device Basics Rotate For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the device sideways. When entering text, you can turn the device sideways to bring up a larger keyboard. See "Using the Onscreen Keyboard" for more details. Note: The Auto-rotate check box in > > Settings > Display needs to be selected for the screen orientation to automatically change. Pinch and Spread "Pinch" the screen using your thumb and forefinger to zoom out or "spread" the screen to zoom in when viewing a picture or a Web page. (Move fingers inward to zoom out and outward to zoom in.) Displaying Your Device Number ᮣ Press > and tap 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. 2A. Device Basics 17

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2A. Device Basics
17
Device Basics
Rotate
For most screens, you can
automatically change the screen
orientation from portrait to
landscape by turning the device
sideways. When entering text, you
can turn the device sideways to
bring up a larger keyboard. See
“Using the Onscreen Keyboard” for
more details.
Pinch and Spread
“Pinch” the screen using your
thumb and forefinger to zoom out
or “spread” the screen to zoom in
when viewing a picture or a Web
page. (Move fingers inward to
zoom out and outward to zoom in.)
Displaying Your Device Number
´
Press
>
and tap
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
Auto-rotate
check box in
>
>
Settings >
Display
needs to be selected for the screen orientation
to automatically change.
Note:
The landscape orientation keyboard is not supported in
all applications.