Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet Help Guide 1 - Page 59

Typing text, On-Screen Keyboard

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Typing text On-Screen Keyboard You can enter text with the on-screen QWERTY keyboard by tapping each letter individually, or you can use the Gesture input feature and slide your finger from letter to letter to form words. If you prefer to use a smaller and moveable version of the on-screen keyboard, you can activate the thumb keyboard or the mini keyboard instead. You can select up to three languages for text input. The Smart language detection feature detects the language you are using and predicts the words for that language as you type. 1 Delete a character before the cursor. 2 Enter a carriage return or confirm text input. 3 Switch between lower-case , upper-case , and caps . For some languages, this key is used to access extra characters in the language. 4 Shift to the moveable thumb keyboard or the mini keyboard. 5 Enter a space. 6 Personalize your keyboard. This key disappears after the keyboard is personalized. 7 Display numbers and symbols. For even more symbols, tap . To display the on-screen keyboard to enter text • Tap a text entry field. To use the on-screen keyboard in landscape orientation • When the on-screen keyboard is displayed, turn the device sideways. You may need to adjust the settings in some applications to enable landscape orientation. To enter text character by character 1 To enter a character visible on the keyboard, tap the character. 2 To enter a character variant, touch and hold a regular keyboard character to get a list of available options, then select from the list. For example, to enter "é," touch and hold "e" until other options appear, then, while keeping your finger pressed on the keyboard, drag to and select "é." To enter a period • After you enter a word, double-tap the space bar. To enter text using the Gesture input function 1 When the on-screen keyboard is displayed, slide your finger from letter to letter to trace the word that you want to write. 2 After you finish entering a word, lift up your finger. A word suggestion appears based on the letters that you have traced. 3 If the word that you want does not appear, tap to see other options and select accordingly. If the desired option does not appear, delete the entire word and trace it again, or enter the word by tapping each letter individually. 59 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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Typing text
On-Screen Keyboard
You can enter text with the on-screen QWERTY keyboard by tapping each letter
individually, or you can use the Gesture input feature and slide your
finger
from letter to
letter to form words. If you prefer to use a smaller and moveable version of the on-screen
keyboard, you can activate the thumb keyboard or the mini keyboard instead.
You can select up to three languages for text input. The Smart language detection
feature detects the language you are using and predicts the words for that language as
you type.
1
Delete a character before the cursor.
2
Enter a carriage return or
confirm
text input.
3
Switch between lower-case
, upper-case
, and caps
. For some languages, this key is used to
access extra characters in the language.
4
Shift to the moveable thumb keyboard or the mini keyboard.
5
Enter a space.
6
Personalize your keyboard. This key disappears after the keyboard is personalized.
7
Display numbers and symbols. For even more symbols, tap
.
To display the on-screen keyboard to enter text
Tap a text entry
field.
To use the on-screen keyboard in landscape orientation
When the on-screen keyboard is displayed, turn the device sideways.
You may need to adjust the settings in some applications to enable landscape orientation.
To enter text character by character
1
To enter a character visible on the keyboard, tap the character.
2
To enter a character variant, touch and hold a regular keyboard character to get a
list of available options, then select from the list. For example, to enter "é," touch
and hold "e" until other options appear, then, while keeping your
finger
pressed on
the keyboard, drag to and select "é."
To enter a period
After you enter a word, double-tap the space bar.
To enter text using the Gesture input function
1
When the on-screen keyboard is displayed, slide your
finger
from letter to letter to
trace the word that you want to write.
2
After you
finish
entering a word, lift up your
finger.
A word suggestion appears
based on the letters that you have traced.
3
If the word that you want does not appear, tap
to see other options and select
accordingly. If the desired option does not appear, delete the entire word and
trace it again, or enter the word by tapping each letter individually.
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This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.