Text Input Methods

On-screen Keyboard

You can easily enter text using the on-screen keyboard. The on-screen keyboard displays automatically when you need to enter text. To manually display the keyboard, simply tap a text field where you want to enter text.

Tap here to display the on-screen keyboard to enter text.
Tap here to display the on-screen keyboard to enter text.
Toggles between different languages.
Toggles between 123/SYM mode and ABC mode.

Typing tips
Enter other characters	From the numbers/symbols keyboard, tap to access additional symbols until you see the one you want. Tap the Letters Key to exit from the symbols keyboard.
Enter one capital letter	Tap the Shift Key .
Enter all capital letters	Double-tap the Shift Key . Tap again to revert to lowercase.
Highlight text	Tap and hold a word to highlight it. To highlight a range of text, double-tap the word, then drag the blue highlight markers to highlight the text you want.
Cut or copy selected text	Tap Cut or Copy in the action box above the highlighted text.
Paste cut or copied text	Tap and hold the location to paste the text, then tap Paste in the Context menu.
Delete a character	Tap the Delete Key .
Language toggle	Tap and hold the Language Key to open a dialog box of alternate languages. Then while typing, simply tap the Language Key to select the language you want to use. The keys may not change, but the words in the selection box include matching words in the selected language.

Text input settings

To change your text entry settings and see the dictionary of terms you’ve used, from the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > Language & input.

To change the default language, tap Language or tap Personal dictionary > to add a word.