Use the onscreen keyboard

      1. Next/Prev/Tab: Tap to move among fields. The name of the key changes depending on the app you are using (see Enter information in a field).

      2. Layout: Tap to change between the alphanumeric keyboard and the symbol keyboard (see Enter symbols and alternate characters).

      3. Enter: Tap to enter a line return (for example, in a memo or in an email message you are composing) or to accept information you entered in a field (see Enter information in a field).

      4. Dismiss/resize keyboard: Tap to dismiss the keyboard. To resize the keys, tap and hold, and then tap XS (extra small), S (small), M (medium), or L (large).

      5. Space

Enter uppercase letters

By default, the first letter of each sentence or field is capitalized and the remaining text you enter is lowercase. To enter other uppercase letters, do one of the following:

• Tap Shift and tap the letter key. The Shift key changes to . You don?t need to hold Shift while you tap the letter key.
• Turn on Caps Lock: Tap Shift twice quickly. The Shift key changes to .
• Turn off Caps Lock: Tap Shift .

Enter symbols and alternate characters

There are several ways to enter punctuation marks and other symbols. Do one of the following:

• To enter a symbol that appears on a number key: Tap Shift and tap the key. You don?t need to hold Shift while tapping the number key.
• To enter a symbol from the symbol keyboard: Tap to display the symbol keyboard, and then tap a symbol key. Tap to return to the alphanumeric keyboard.
• To enter other symbols or alternate keyboard characters: Tap and hold any letter or number key to see the symbols or characters associated with that key. Tap a symbol. See Symbols and accented characters for a list of the available symbols and accented characters using the tap-and-hold method.

  Tip The symbols and accented characters are grouped according to their similarity to the corresponding key. For example, to enter an é, tap and hold e. For the number keys, the symbols are related to either the number or the symbol shown on the key. For example, to type a ? or other currency symbol, tap and hold the 4 key. Why? Because the symbol on the 4 key is $.

  Tip Not all keys contain alternate characters or symbols. When you tap and hold a key, you see ... at the bottom of most keys. The ... means that alternate characters/symbols are available for those keys. If a key does not display ..., it does not have any alternate characters or symbols. Likewise, the keys on the symbol keyboard do not contain alternate characters or symbols.

Enter passwords

You can see each character of a password only as you enter it, so be careful. Be sure Caps Lock is off unless you need it. For information on how to enter characters, see Enter uppercase letters and Enter symbols and alternate characters.

Symbols and accented characters

Symbols and accented characters

Tap and hold...	to select?
a	à á â ã ä å æ ª
A	À Á Â Ã Å Ä Æ ª
c	ç c? © ¢
C	Ç C? © ¢
d	d ? ?
D	Ð ? ?
e	è é ê ë e e
E	È É Ê Ë E E
g	g
G	G
i	ì í î ï I i
I	Ì Í Î Ï I i
l	l
L	L
m	µ
M	?
n	ñ n
N	Ñ N
o	ò ó ô õ ö ø o ? º ?
O	Ò Ó Ô Õ Ö Ø O ? º O
p	§ p
P	§ ?
r or R	®
s	? s ß s
S	? S ß S
t	? þ
T	? Þ
u	ù ú û ü u
U	Ù Ú Û Ü U
y	ý ÿ
Y	Ý ?
z	? z z
Z	? Z Z
, or /	\
. or ?	? ? ¿
? or ?	` ? ? ? ?« »
- or _	± ¬
1 or !	?1; ¼ ½ ¡
2 or @	?2;
3 or #	?3; ¾
4 or $	? £ ¥ ¢ ¤
5 or %	?
9 or (	[ {
0 or )	] }

Enter information in a field

You can enter information in a field by typing or by pasting previously copied information (see Cut, copy, and paste information). The Text Assist feature works with all text fields (see Work with the Text Assist feature).

To accept the information you entered, do one of the following:

• Tap outside the field.
• Tap Enter.
• Tap Next, Prev, or Tab in the lower-left corner of the onscreen keyboard. This accepts the information in the current field and moves the cursor to the next or previous field. The key name changes depending on the app you are using.

Work with the Text Assist feature

Text Assist, the assisted text entry feature, works on any screen in which you can enter text, including email and instant messages; memos; contact and calendar entry screens; and more. Text Assist includes auto-correction, auto-capitalization, and shortcuts.

• If Text Assist recognizes a common misspelling, it auto-corrects the word. The word appears with a gray underline to indicate it has been corrected. If system sounds are turned on, a sound is played as well.
• If auto-correction doesn?t recognize a spelling, it highlights the word with an orange underline. Tap the word to display a list of close matches, and then tap the correct word. If the word is spelled correctly as you typed it, tap the word, and then tap + to add the word to the auto-correction dictionary.
• Auto-correction inserts punctuation such as apostrophes in contractions. So you can quickly type dont, and it appears correctly as don?t.
• The auto-capitalization feature automatically capitalizes the first word of a sentence and other letters that would commonly be capitalized, such as the letter i by itself.
• The shortcut feature recognizes and expands common shorthand expressions, such as replacing u with you or r with are.
• To cancel an auto-correction, auto-capitalization, or shortcut expansion, tap Backspace . To cancel auto-correction of a misspelled word, you can also tap the word and tap the original spelling.

Customize Text Assist settings

You can customize individual Text Assist features: auto-correction, auto-capitalization, and shortcuts. To customize the user dictionary, see Add your own words and shortcuts.

1. Open Text Assist .
2. Do any of the following:
   • To turn Auto-Capitalization, Shortcuts, or Auto-Correction on or off: Tap Off or On for that entry.
   • To change whether a tone plays, the device vibrates, or neither happens when an auto-correction takes place: In Alert, tap the currently displayed option, and then tap System Sound, Vibrate, or Mute. The Alert option is available only if auto-correction is turned on.

Add your own words and shortcuts

1. Open Text Assist .
2. Tap Edit User Dictionary.
3. To edit the auto-correction dictionary, tap Learned Words and do any of the following:
   • To add a word: Tap , enter the new word, and then tap Add.
   • To change the spelling of a word: Tap the word, and then type the correction to the word. Tap Done.
   • To delete a word: Throw the word off the side of the screen. Tap Delete to confirm.
4. To edit the shortcuts list, tap Shortcuts and do any of the following:
   • To add a shortcut: Tap , enter the new shortcut and replacement text, and then tap Add.
   • To change a shortcut and/or its replacement text: Tap the shortcut you want to change. Tap the Shortcut field or the Replace With field, and then enter the new shortcut or replacement text. Tap Done.
   • To delete a shortcut: Throw the shortcut off the side of the screen. Tap Delete to confirm.

   Tip You can also delete a shortcut by tapping the shortcut and then tapping Delete.

Cut, copy, and paste information

You can copy any selectable text, and you can cut any selectable text that you entered, for example, in a memo or an email you composed.

1. Tap and hold the text you want to cut or copy.
2. If the text appears with a yellow highlight, it means the selection is ready to be copied. To expand the selection, drag the arrows at the beginning and end of the selected text.
   
   If the Select and Select All options appear, do one of the following:
   
   
   • To select all text?for example, an entire memo or message: Tap Select All.
   • To select a portion of the text: Tap Select. To expand the selection, drag the arrows at the beginning and end of the selected text.
3. If the Cut and Copy options are not displayed, tap the highlighted text to display the options.
4. Tap Cut or Copy. If the text appeared with a yellow highlight immediately after you tapped and held it, only the Copy option is available.
5. Open the app where you want to paste the text.
6. Tap and hold the insertion point where you want to paste the text.
7. Tap Paste.

   Tip On screens where you cannot tap and hold to select, cut, copy, or paste, the application menu may have items for these tasks. To check, open the application menu and look for an Edit item. If Edit is displayed, tap it to open a submenu of options: Select All, Cut, Copy, and/or Paste. Tap an item to perform that action.

Select items in a list

Lists enable you to select from a range of options. Lists are different from menus (see Using menus ), which give you access to additional features.

Lists are hidden until you tap the currently displayed option for that list.

1. Tap the currently displayed option to open the list. For example, when creating a new event in Calendar, tap 15 minutes before to display the list of reminder options.
2. Tap the list item you want.

Save information

You information is saved automatically as you enter it. When you close an app or a screen, any new or changed info is retained.

Use the keyboard

1. Option
2. Shift
3. Space
4. Backspace
5. Enter
6. Sym

Enter uppercase letters

By default, the first letter of each sentence or field is capitalized and the remaining text you enter is lowercase. To enter other uppercase letters, do one of the following:

• Press Shift and press the letter key. The Shift symbol appears: . You don?t need to hold down Shift while you press the letter key.
• Turn on Caps Lock: Press Shift twice. The Caps Lock symbol appears: .
• Turn off Caps Lock: Press Shift .

Enter numbers, punctuation, and symbols

Numbers, punctuation, and symbols appear above the letters on the keys. To enter these characters, do one of the following:

• Press Option , then press the key for the character. The alternate character symbol appears: . You don?t need to hold down Option while pressing the second key.
• To enter a series of alternate characters: Press Option twice to lock the alternate character feature. The alternate character lock symbol appears: .
• To turn off the alternate character feature: Press Option .

Enter passwords

You can see each character of a password only as you enter it, so be careful. Be sure Caps Lock and optional character lock are not on unless you need them. For information on how to enter characters, see Enter uppercase letters and Enter numbers, punctuation, and symbols.

Enter characters from the symbols table

You can enter symbols and accented characters that don?t appear on the keys by using the symbols list. See Symbols and accented characters for a list of the available symbols and accented characters.

1. Press Sym to display the symbols list.
2. Narrow the list by pressing the key that corresponds to the character you want. For example, to enter an é, press e. See the table below for a list of corresponding characters.

   Tip The symbols and accented characters are grouped according to their similarity to the corresponding key. For example, the symbol available for the R key is ®, and for the T key is ?.

   Tip If you press the wrong key, press Backspace to return to the full list of symbols and accented characters. You can then press another key.

3. Scroll to find the character you want.
4. Tap the character to insert it.

Symbols and accented characters

Press	to select?
a	á à ä â ã å æ
A	Á À Ä Â Ã Å Æ
b or B	ß
c	ç ¢ ©
C	Ç ¢ ©
e	é è ë ê
E	É È Ë Ê
f or F	?
i	í ì ï î
I	Í Ì Ï Î
l or L	£
n	ñ
N	Ñ
o	ó ò ö ô ? õ
O	Ó Ò Ö Ô ? Õ
p or P	¶
r or R	®
s	ß ?
S	ß ?
t or T	?
u	ú ù ü û
U	Ú Ù Ü Û
x or X	x ¤
y	ý ÿ
Y	Ý ?
0	°

Enter information in a field

You can enter information in a field by typing or by pasting previously copied information (see Cut, copy, and paste information). To accept the information you entered, do one of the following:

• Tap outside the field.
• Press Enter . If a screen contains multiple fields, pressing Enter accepts the information you just entered and jumps the cursor to the next field.

Select items in a list

Lists enable you to select from a range of options. Lists are different from menus, which give you access to additional features.

Lists are hidden until you tap the currently displayed option for that list.

1. Tap the currently displayed option to open the list. For example, when creating a new event in Calendar, tap No Reminder to display the list of reminder options.
2. Tap the list option you want.

Cut, copy, and paste information

You can use the webOS clipboard to cut, copy, and paste text between webOS apps that support these features.

1. Select the text you want to cut or copy by holding Shift and doing one of the following:
   • To select a single word: Tap the word.
   • To select a series of words: Tap the first word in the series and then tap the last word in the series.
   • To add to the series you just selected: Tap the far end of the text you want to add. By tapping outside the highlighted area you select the previously highlighted area plus everything up or down to your last tap.
     
     For example, pretend your text reads ?The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.?
     
     First tap jumps to highlight the word ?jumps.? Next tap The to highlight everything from ?The? to ?jumps.? Last you tap dog to add this to your previous selection. Now everything between ?The? and ?dog? is selected and the whole sentence is highlighted. When adding to an existing selection, you can add text in either direction?before or after the existing selection.
     
     
2. Open the application menu and tap Edit > Cut or Copy.
3. Insert the cursor where you want to paste the text. The cursor can be placed in any application or field where you can enter text.
4. Open the application menu and tap Edit > Paste.

Keyboard shortcuts

You can use keyboard shortcuts to quickly select options from the application menu without opening the menu. Keyboard shortcuts appear next to the icon on the application menu. Here are a few examples of useful keyboard shortcuts:

Sample keyboard shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
A	Select all text on the screen.
X	Cut the highlighted text and place it in the clipboard.
C	Copy the highlighted text to the clipboard.
V	Paste text from the clipboard to the cursor?s current position.

1. Tap and hold the gesture area (sometimes called a meta-tap).
2. While continuing to hold the gesture area, press a shortcut letter on the keyboard.

Save information

• On most screens, your information is saved automatically. Just make the back gesture to close the screen, and your info is saved at the same time.
• On screens with a Done button, tap Done to save your information.