Android Keyboard (Screen Keyboard)

Use the screen keyboard to can enter text. Some apps open the keyboard automatically. In other apps, you can call the keyboard by tapping on the place where you want to enter the text.

Touch and hold to enter alternative letters or characters

Tap to enter letters

Touch and hold to display input and keyboard settings

Tap to enter a suggestion

Note: Alternatively you can use the keypad to enter letters. Press a key on the keypad repeatedly to display a series of characters available with that key. The last character to be displayed is the one that is inserted.

Moving the Insertion Point

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Tap on the place where you want to enter the text. The insertion point blinks in the new position and an arrow is displayed under it. Drag the arrow to move the insertion point.

Selecting Text

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Touch and hold or tap twice on the text. The next word is highlighted and an arrow appears at both ends of the selection. Drag the arrows to change the selection. The arrow disappears after a short time. Touch the text once more to display it again.

Deleting Text

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Tap on

to delete the selected text or characters before the insertion point.

Entering Capital Letters

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Tap once on the "shift key"

to write a letter as a capital letter. Once you have entered the letter, lower case letters are used again.

Activating the Caps Lock Key

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Tap twice on the "shift key"

or touch and hold down the "shift key", so that the symbol changes to

. Touch the shift key

again to switch back to lower case letters.

Cutting, Copying, Pasting

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Select the text you want to edit. Tap on Edit and select one of the following options:

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Select all: Selects the entire text in the entry field.

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Cut: Cuts the selected text.

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Copy: Copies the selected text.

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Paste: Inserts the copied text at the insertion mark.

Entering Numbers and Special Characters

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Tap on ?123 to input numbers and special characters. To enter other special characters, tap on =\<. Tap on ABC to return to inputting letters.

Selecting your Language

Go to

> Settings > Personal > Language & input > Keyboard & input methods > Android keyboard > Input languages to select a number of different languages for the Android keyboard.