2A. Device Basics 51Device BasicsEntering Text Using the QWERTYKeyboardAccessing the QWERTY KeyboardThe Epic 4G™ has a full, slide-out QWERTY keyboard.The keyboard is located beneath the display screenand is accessed by sliding it open. This orients thedevice's display to Landscape (widescreen) mode.With the QWERTY keyboard, you can type letters,numbers, punctuation, and other special charactersinto text entry fields or other applications as easily ason your computer.To open the device and access the keyboard:1. Rotate the device 90 degrees counter-clockwise.2. Slide the top section of the device up to open, asshown in the illustration. When you slide the deviceopen, the display rotates from a vertical viewingmode (Portrait) to a horizontal viewing mode(Landscape).To reveal additional QWERTY text editing options:1. Touch and hold an active 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.SPH-D700.book Page 51 Tuesday, August 17, 2010 11:14 AM
