2A. Device Basics 53Phone BasicsTo reveal additional QWERTY text editing options:1. Touch and hold the text entry field.2. From the Edit text context menu, tap an availablefunction: Select all highlights all characters in the textmessage field. Select text/Stop selecting text lets you manuallyhighlight characters in the text message field. Cut deletes the selected characters in the currenttext message field. Cut all deletes all characters in the current textmessage field. Copy copies selected characters in the currenttext message field. Copy all copies all characters in the current textmessage field. Paste inserts the previously copied text into themessage field. Input method provides additional text inputmethods. The default is Android keyboard. Add XXX to dictionary adds the currentlyhighlighted word to your device’s dictionary.Using the KeyboardIn this section we’ll cover the steps necessary to entertext using the QWERTY keyboard. Using your device'sQWERTY keyboard is just like using any standardcomputer keyboard.The following keys perform special functions whenentering text:Fn: Allows you to use blue charactersdisplayed at the top of the QWERTY keys.Examples: $, @, #, !Shift: Changes the text input modeamong Upper/Lower/Mixed case mode.Smiley: When used with , launchesthe Smileys page. Scroll down and tap anentry from the extensive list of Emoticons.Space/SIM: Inserts an empty space.OK/Enter: Moves the insertion point to thenext line in a message.M580.book Page 53 Wednesday, September 21, 2011 4:52 PM
