Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro User Guide - Page 20

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• Phonepad When you are using the slide-out keyboard, the on-screen input methods become unavailable. Slide-out keyboard Your slide-out keyboard can detect which application you are using and assist you in entering text for that application. For example, if you are viewing the conversations list in the Messaging application, you can slide out the keyboard and immediately start entering text for a new message you want to send. Or when you're viewing your contact list in the Contacts application, you can start a search for a contact by sliding out the keyboard and typing the relevant keywords. Using the slide-out keyboard 9 8 1 7 6 2 3 4 5 1 Change the character case and turn on the caps lock. For some languages, this key is used to access extra characters in the language. 2 Mode toggle key - Press here to activate associated keys featuring characters of the same color. For example, press this key once and then press the "Q" key to enter "1". To lock the mode toggle key, press it twice before pressing the associated keys. Press again after text input to unlock it. 3 Display symbols and smileys 4 Enter a space 5 Navigate left and right within a text field, or among other word and character options 6 Navigate up and down within a text field, across rows, or among other word and character options 7 Open the text input settings menu to change, for example, the Writing languages. This key also changes the writing language when more than one input language is selected. 8 Enter a carriage return or confirm text input 9 Delete a character before the cursor All illustrations are for illustration purposes only and may not accurately depict the actual phone. On-screen keyboard Tap the keys of the on-screen QWERTY keyboard to enter text conveniently. Some applications open the on-screen keyboard automatically. You can also open this keyboard by touching a text field. Using the on-screen keyboard 3G 12:45 , 1 23 4 . 7 56 20 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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Phonepad
When you are using the slide-out keyboard, the on-screen input methods become unavailable.
Slide-out keyboard
Your slide-out keyboard can detect which application you are using and assist you in
entering text for that application. For example, if you are viewing the conversations list in
the Messaging application, you can slide out the keyboard and immediately start entering
text for a new message you want to send. Or when you’re viewing your contact list in the
Contacts application, you can start a search for a contact by sliding out the keyboard and
typing the relevant keywords.
Using the slide-out keyboard
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2
3
4
7
8
9
5
6
1
Change the character case and turn on the caps lock. For some languages, this key is used to access extra
characters in the language.
2
Mode toggle key – Press here to activate associated keys featuring characters of the same color. For
example, press this key once and then press the "Q" key to enter "1". To lock the mode toggle key, press it
twice before pressing the associated keys. Press again after text input to unlock it.
3
Display symbols and smileys
4
Enter a space
5
Navigate left and right within a text field, or among other word and character options
6
Navigate up and down within a text field, across rows, or among other word and character options
7
Open the text input settings menu to change, for example, the
Writing languages
. This key also changes
the writing language when more than one input language is selected.
8
Enter a carriage return or confirm text input
9
Delete a character before the cursor
All illustrations are for illustration purposes only and may not accurately depict the actual phone.
On-screen keyboard
Tap the keys of the on-screen QWERTY keyboard to enter text conveniently. Some
applications open the on-screen keyboard automatically. You can also open this keyboard
by touching a text field.
Using the on-screen keyboard
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This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.