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To select text 1 When you enter text, double-tap within the text field. 2 The word you tap gets highlighted by tabs on both sides. Drag the tabs left or right to select more text. To edit text in landscape orientation 1 When you enter text, double-tap the text field to make Edit... appear. 2 Select the text you want to work with, then tap Edit... and select an option. To paste text from the clipboard, you can also double-tap the text field to makePaste appear, then tap Paste. To edit text in portrait orientation 1 When you enter text, double-tap the text field to make the application bar appear. 2 Select the text you want to edit, and then use the application bar to make your desired changes. To paste text from the clipboard, you can also double-tap the text field to makePaste appear, then tap Paste. Application bar 1 1 Close the application bar 2 Select all text 3 Cut text 4 Copy text 5 Paste text 234 5 only appears when you have text stored on the clipboard. Using the Gesture input function to write words You can input text by sliding your finger from letter to letter on the on-screen keyboard. You can lift your finger between words so that the phone recognizes them. Gesture input is only available when you use the on-screen keyboard. To enter text using the Gesture input function 1 When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard, slide your finger from letter to letter to trace the word you want to write. Lift up your finger when you've finished entering a word. 2 The phone suggests a word based on the letters you have traced. If necessary, select the correct word in the candidate bar. To view more options, scroll right or left in the word candidate bar. If you cannot find the desired word, tap once to delete the entire word. Then try again to trace the word using the Gesture input function, or tap each letter to enter the word. 3 If the Space between gestures setting is activated, trace the next word that you want to enter. If not, tap the space bar and then trace the next word you want to enter. To enter joined compound words when the Space between gestures setting is activated, you may need to slide to enter the first part of the word, then tap each letter to enter the rest of the word. 26 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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To select text
1
When you enter text, double-tap within the text field.
2
The word you tap gets highlighted by tabs on both sides. Drag the tabs left or
right to select more text.
To edit text in landscape orientation
1
When you enter text, double-tap the text field to make
Edit...
appear.
2
Select the text you want to work with, then tap
Edit...
and select an option.
To paste text from the clipboard, you can also double-tap the text field to make
Paste
appear,
then tap
Paste
.
To edit text in portrait orientation
1
When you enter text, double-tap the text field to make the application bar appear.
2
Select the text you want to edit, and then use the application bar to make your
desired changes.
To paste text from the clipboard, you can also double-tap the text field to make
Paste
appear,
then tap
Paste
.
Application bar
1
2
3
4
5
1
Close the application bar
2
Select all text
3
Cut text
4
Copy text
5
Paste text
only appears when you have text stored on the clipboard.
Using the Gesture input function to write words
You can input text by sliding your finger from letter to letter on the on-screen keyboard.
You can lift your finger between words so that the phone recognizes them.
Gesture input
is only available when you use the on-screen keyboard.
To enter text using the Gesture input function
1
When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard, slide your finger from letter to
letter to trace the word you want to write. Lift up your finger when you’ve finished
entering a word.
2
The phone suggests a word based on the letters you have traced. If necessary,
select the correct word in the candidate bar. To view more options, scroll right or
left in the word candidate bar. If you cannot find the desired word, tap
once to
delete the entire word. Then try again to trace the word using the Gesture input
function, or tap each letter to enter the word.
3
If the
Space between gestures
setting is activated, trace the next word that you
want to enter. If not, tap the space bar and then trace the next word you want to
enter.
To enter joined compound words when the
Space between gestures
setting is activated, you
may need to slide to enter the first part of the word, then tap each letter to enter the rest of
the word.
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This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.