Motorola DROID User Guide- Verizon - Page 28

Text entry, Typing tips, Touchscreen keypad

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Text entry think keyboard, now think smaller Typing tips Here are some tips for using your phone's keypad: • To choose symbols from a list, press Alternate > Symbols . • To enter alternate characters in the corners of keys, press Alternate . • To enter several alternate characters until you press Alternate again, press Alternate twice. • To enter one capital letter, press Shift . • Enter only capital letters, until you press Shift again, press Shift twice. • To select text, press and hold Shift , then press left or right. • To cut or copy selected text, touch and hold text > Cut or Copy. • To paste cut or copied text, touch and hold > Paste • To delete a character (hold to delete more), press Delete . • To delete the current line, press Alternate + Delete . 26 Text entry • To jump to the beginning/end of a line, press Alternate + Scroll . • To start a new line (email), press Return . To change text entry settings, change languages, and see the dictionary of terms you've used, from the home screen, touch Menu > Settings > Language & keyboard. Touchscreen keypad When your phone is closed, you can open a display keypad by touching a text field. To close the keypad, touch Back . Text Entry Touch to open the touchscreen keypad. Type to compose 11:43 AM Send Shift QWE R T Y U I O P A SD F GH JK L ZX C V B NM DEL x ?123 . :-) Microphone Key Space Delete Next Symbols/Numbers Touch to open a keypad for symbols & numbers.

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Text entry
Text entry
think keyboard, now think smaller
Typing tips
Here are some tips for using your phone’s keypad:
To choose
symbols
from a list, press Alternate
> Symbols
To enter
alternate
characters in the corners of keys,
press Alternate
.
To enter
several alternate
characters until you
press Alternate
again, press Alternate
twice.
To enter
one capital
letter, press Shift
Enter
only capital
letters, until you press Shift
again, press Shift
twice.
To
select
text, press and hold Shift
, then
press
left or right.
To
cut
or
copy
selected text, touch and hold text
>
Cut
or
Copy
.
To
paste
cut or copied text, touch and hold >
Paste
To
delete
a character (hold to delete more), press
Delete
To
delete
the current line, press Alternate
+
Delete
To
jump
to the beginning/end of a line, press
Alternate
+ Scroll
.
To start a
new line
(email), press Return
To change text entry settings, change languages, and
see the dictionary of terms you’ve used, from the
home screen, touch Menu
>
Settings
>
Language
& keyboard
.
Touchscreen keypad
When your phone is closed, you can open a display
keypad by touching a text field. To close the keypad,
touch Back
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X
Z
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Send
Type to compose
DEL
.
?123
x
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Delete
Next
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Touch to open a keypad for sy
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Text Entry
Touch to open the touchscreen keypad.
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