Google Android - 2.2 User Manual

Android 2.2

User’s Guide

May 20, 2010 AUG-2.2.0-100 Android™ mobile technology platform 2.2

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About this guide 11

Android basics 15

Starting Android for the first time 16

If you don’t have a SIM card in your GSM phone 16 Your Google Account 16 Additional accounts 18 Google services 18

Getting to know the Home screen 19 Using the touchscreen 22 Using the phone’s buttons 23 Using the Trackball 24 Using the onscreen keyboard 25 Entering text by speaking 28 Editing text 30 Opening and switching applications 32 Working with menus 34

Options menus 34 Context menus 34

Monitoring your phone’s status 36

Status icons 36 Notification icons 37

Managing notifications 38 Searching your phone and the web 40 Searching the web by voice 44 Locking your screen 45 Customizing the Home screen 46 Connecting quickly with your contacts 49 Optimizing battery life 50

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Connecting to networks and devices 53

Connecting to mobile networks 54 Connecting to Wi-Fi networks 56 Connecting to Bluetooth devices 59 Connecting to a computer via USB 62 Sharing your phone’s mobile data connection 64 Connecting to virtual private networks 67 Working with secure certificates 69

Placing and receiving calls 71

Placing and ending calls 72 Answering or rejecting calls 74 Working with the Call log 76 Calling your contacts 78 Listening to your voicemail 79 Dialing by voice 80 Options during a call 81 Managing multiple calls 83

Contacts 85

Opening your contacts 86 Adding contacts 88 Importing, exporting, and sharing contacts 89 Adding a contact to your favorites 91 Searching for a contact 92 Editing contact details 93 Communicating with your contacts 96 Changing which contacts are displayed 98 Joining contacts 100 Separating contact information 101

Accounts 103

Adding and removing accounts 104 Configuring account sync and display options 107

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Gmail 111

Gmail is different 112 Opening Gmail and your Inbox 113 Reading your messages 115 Composing and sending a message 118 Replying to or forwarding a message 119 Working with conversations in batches 120 Labeling a conversation 121 Starring a message 122 Viewing conversations by label 123 Copying text from messages 124 Reporting spam 125 Searching for messages 126 Archiving conversations 127 Synchronizing your messages 128 Appending a signature to your messages 130 Changing Gmail settings 131

General Settings 131 Notification settings 131

Calendar 133

Viewing your calendar and events 134 Working in Agenda view 137 Working in Day view 138 Working in Week view 139 Working in Month view 140 Viewing event details 141 Creating an event 142 Editing or deleting an event 143 Setting an event reminder 144 Responding to an event reminder 145 Synchronizing and displaying calendars 146 Changing Calendar settings 147

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Google Voice 149

Opening Google Voice and your Inbox 150 Reading or listening to your voicemail 152 Exchanging text (SMS) messages 154 Starring messages 156 Viewing messages by label 157 Configuring Google Voice 158 Placing calls with Google Voice 160 Changing Google Voice settings 161

General Settings 161 Sync and notifications settings 161

Google Talk 163

Signing in and opening your Friends list 164 Chatting with friends 166 Changing and monitoring online status 169 Managing your Friends list 171 Changing Google Talk settings 173

Email 175

Opening Email and the Accounts screen 176 Reading your messages 179 Responding to a message 180 Starring messages 181 Working with message in batches 182 Composing and sending email 183 Working with account folders 184 Appending a signature to your messages 185 Adding and editing email accounts 186 Changing email account settings 189

Account settings 189 Incoming server settings 190 Outgoing server settings 192

Messaging 195

Opening Messaging 196 Exchanging messages 197 Changing Messaging settings 202

Storage settings 202 Text message (SMS) settings 202 Multimedia message (MMS) settings 202 Notification settings 203

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Browser 205

Opening Browser 206 Navigating within a webpage 209 Navigating among webpages 211 Working with multiple Browser windows 213 Downloading files 214 Working with bookmarks 216 Changing Browser settings 218

Page content settings 218 Privacy settings 219 Security settings 220 Advanced settings 220

Maps 221

Opening Maps and viewing your location 222 Obtaining details about a location 224 Starring a location 226 Changing map layers 228 Searching for locations and places 231 Getting directions 232 Navigating with spoken, turn-by-turn directions 234 Finding your friends with Google Latitude 240

Camera 243

Opening Camera and taking pictures 244 Changing Camera settings 247

Camera settings 247 Camcorder settings 248

Gallery 251

Opening Gallery and viewing your albums 252 Working with albums 254 Working with pictures 258 Working with videos 262

Goggles 265

Opening Goggles and searching with pictures 266 Working with your search history 268

YouTube 269

Opening YouTube and watching videos 270 Changing YouTube settings 273

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Music 275

Transferring music files to your phone 276 Opening Music and working with your library 277 Playing music 279 Working with playlists 282

News & Weather 285

Checking the news and weather 286 Changing News & Weather settings 289

News & Weather settings 289 Weather settings 289 News settings 289 Refresh settings 290

Clock 291

Viewing the date, time, and other information 292 Setting alarms 294 Changing Clock alarm settings 296

Car Home 297

Using Car Home 298

Calculator 301

Using the Calculator 302

Market 303

Opening Android Market and finding applications 304 Downloading and installing applications 307 Managing your downloads 309

Settings 313

Opening Settings 314 Wireless & networks 315

Wireless controls screen 315 Wi-Fi settings screen 315 Advanced Wi-Fi settings screen 316 Bluetooth settings screen 316 Tethering & portable hotspot settings screen 316 VPN settings screen 317 Mobile networks settings screen 317

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Call settings 319

Call settings screen 319 Other call settings 319 Fixed Dialing Numbers screen 319

Sound settings 321 Display settings 323 Location & security settings 324 Applications settings 326

Applications settings screen 326 Application Info screen 326 Development screen 327

Accounts & sync settings 328

Accounts & sync settings screen 328 Account screen 328

Privacy settings 329 SD card & phone storage settings 330 Search settings 331

Search settings screen 331 Google search settings screen 331

Language & keyboard settings 332

Language & Keyboard screen 332 Android Keyboard settings screen 332 Device Keyboard settings screen 333

Voice input & output settings 334

Google Voice Recognition settings screen 334 Text-to-Speech settings screen 334

Accessibility settings 336 Dock settings 337 Date & time settings 338 About phone 339

About Phone screen 339

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This guide describes how to use release 2.2 of the Android™ mobile technology platform.

This guide does not describe the physical features of your phone (its parts and accessories, how to replace its battery, turn it on , and so on) or its specifications; for that information, refer to your phone’s owner’s guide.

Chapter Describes

About this guide

“Android basics” on page 15

“Connecting to networks and devices” on page 51

“Placing and receiving calls” on page 69

“Contacts” on page 83 Organizing and finding contact information for the people you know.

“Accounts” on page 101 Adding and synchronizing email and other accounts, including Google

“Gmail” on page 109 Sending and receiving messages using Gmail™ webmail service.

“Google Voice” on page 147

“Calendar” on page 133 Viewing and creating events on your calendar and synchronizing them

“Google Talk” on page 161

Starting Android the first time, signing into your Google™ Accounts so you can take full advantage of Google Apps™, and performing basic Android tasks.

Configuring how your phone connects to mobile and Wi-Fi™ networks, to Bluetooth™ devices, and to a computer, and it describes how to share your phone’s mobile data connection via USB or as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. This chapter also describes how to secure your connections to virtual private networks (VPNs) and other networks.

Using your phone to place, receive, and manage multiple calls.

Accounts and Microsoft™ Exchange ActiveSync™ accounts.

Checking your voicemail and placing calls with Google Voice.

with the Google Calendar™ calendaring service on the web.

Communicating with friends by using the Google Talk™ instant messaging service.

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Chapter Describes

“Email” on page 173 Configuring your phone so you can send and receive email via a con-

ventional email service.

“Messaging” on

Exchanging text and multimedia messages with other phones.

page 193

“Browser” on page 203 Browsing the web on your phone.

“Maps” on page 219 Discovering the world with street and satellite data from the Google

Earth™ mapping service, getting directions, finding your location, sharing your location through the Google Latitude™ user location service, navigating with spoken turn-by-turn directions from Google Maps Navigation, and the many other features available on your phone in the Google Maps™ mapping service

“Camera” on page 241 Taking and previewing photos and videos.

“Gallery” on page 249 Viewing, sharing, and uploading your photos and videos to the

Picasa™ photo organizing software service and the YouTube™ usergenerated content website.

“Goggles” on page 263 Using the Google Goggles™ visual search service to search the web

for information about the subjects of photos you take or to get information about nearby businesses.

“YouTube” on page 267 Viewing YouTube videos.

“Music” on page 273 Listening to music by the song, album, or playlist.

“News & Weather” on

Checking the news and weather on your Home screen or in detail.

page 283

“Clock” on page 289 Checking the time and setting alarms.

“Car Home” on

Using your phone effectively in the car.

page 295

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Chapter Describes

“Calculator” on

Calculating the solutions to math problems.

page 299

“Market” on page 301 Finding new applications on Android Market™ downloadable applica-

tions service, purchasing paid applications with Google Checkout™ payment and billing service, and installing them.

“Settings” on page 311 Opening the Settings application and its many tools for configuring

and customizing your phone.

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Android basics

When you first turn on your phone, you have the opportunity to learn more about it and to sign into your Google Account. Then it’s a good idea to become familiar with the basics of your phone and how to use it—the Home screen, the touchscreen and buttons, applications, search, and so on.

In this section

“Starting Android for the first time” on page 16 “Getting to know the Home screen” on page 19 “Using the touchscreen” on page 22 “Using the phone’s buttons” on page 23 “Using the Trackball” on page 24 “Monitoring your phone’s status” on page 25 “Managing notifications” on page 27 “Using the onscreen keyboard” on page 29 “Entering text by speaking” on page 32 “Editing text” on page 34 “Opening and switching applications” on page 36 “Working with menus” on page 38 “Searching your phone and the web” on page 40 “Searching the web by voice” on page 44 “Locking your screen” on page 45 “Customizing the Home screen” on page 46 “Connecting quickly with your contacts” on page 48 “Optimizing battery life” on page 49

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Touch the android to begin.

Starting Android for the first time

The first time you power on your phone (after setting it up, as described in your phone’s owner’s guide), you’re prompted to touch the Android logo to begin using your phone.

Then you’re offered a chance to learn about your phone, you’re prompted to create or to sign into your Google Account, and you’re asked to make some initial decisions about how you want to use Android and Google features.

If you don’t have a SIM card in your GSM phone

If your GSM phone doesn’t have a SIM card installed, you can’t connect to mobile networks for voice and data services, but you can connect to a Wi-Fi network to sign into your Google Account and to use all the features of your phone, except voice calling. (CDMA phones don’t rely on a SIM card to connect to mobile networks.)

If you start Android the first time without a SIM card, you’re asked if you want to touch Connect to Wi-Fi to connect to a Wi-Fi network (instead of to a mobile network) to set up your phone. To learn more, see “Connecting to Wi-Fi networks” on page 54.

Your Google Account

You must sign into a Google Account to use Gmail, Google Talk, Google Calendar, and other Google Apps; to download applications from Android Market; to back up your settings to Google servers; and to take advantage of other Google services on your phone.

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When you’re finished, touch Done on the keyboard (or press the phone’s

Back button) to close the onscreen

keyboard, so you can touch the Sign in button at the bottom of the screen.

Touch to open the onscreen keyboard, to enter your Google Account username.

Touch to enter your password.

Important If you want to restore your settings to this phone from another phone that was running

Android release 2.0 or later (see “Google services” on page 18), you must sign into your Google Account now, during setup. If you wait until after setup is complete, your settings are not restored.

If you don’t have a Google Account, you’re prompted to create one. If you have an enterprise Gmail account through your company or other organization,

your IT department may have special instructions on how to sign into that account. When you sign in, your contacts, Gmail messages, Calendar events, and other

information from these applications and services on the web are synchronized with your phone.

If you don’t sign into a Google Account during setup, you are prompted to sign in or to create a Google Account the first time you start an application that requires one, such as Gmail or Android Market.

When you sign in, you’re prompted to enter your username and password, using the onscreen keyboard. For information about navigating the touchscreen and entering text, see “Using the touchscreen” on page 22 and “Using the onscreen keyboard” on page 29.

If you have a Google Account but have forgotten your password, you must reset it before you can sign in. Go to http://www.google.com, click Sign In, click “Can’t access your account?” in the sign-in box, and then follow the instructions for resetting your password.

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Additional accounts

After setup, you can add Google, Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, Facebook, conventional email, and other kinds of accounts to your phone, and sync some or all of their data, as described in “Accounts” on page 101. However, only the first Google Account you sign into is backed up to Google servers. Some applications that only work with a single account display data only from the first account that you sign into.

Google services

When you sign in, you’re asked whether you want to take advantage of the following Google services.

Location You can choose whether to take advantage of Google’s location service,

which provides applications with your approximate location without using GPS, and whether to use your location for Google search results and other Google services. For information about changing these settings later, see “Location & security settings” on page 321 and “Privacy settings” on page 326.

Backup You can choose to back up some of your data, such as your bookmarks,

your user dictionary, your Wi-Fi passwords, and many other settings, to your Google Account, on Google servers. Some third-party applications may also take advantage of this feature. That way, when you need to replace your phone (when you upgrade or replace a lost phone), your data and settings are restored to your new phone when you first sign in. For information about changing this setting later, see “Privacy settings” on page 326.

Date and time If you aren’t connected to a mobile network, you’re prompted to set

the date and time on your phone. See “Date & time settings” on page 334.

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The Status bar shows the time, signal strength, battery status, and other information. It also displays notification icons.

Widgets are applications that you can use directly on the Home screen.

Touch items on the Home screen to open them. Touch & hold an empty spot to add a shortcut to an application, a widget, and so on.

Touch the Launcher icon to open the Launcher and view all your applications.

Getting to know the Home screen

When you sign in, the Home screen opens. The Home screen is your starting point to access all the features on your phone. It

displays application icons, widgets, shortcuts, and other features. You can customize the Home screen with different wallpaper and display the items you want. See “Customizing the Home screen” on page 46.

At the top of the screen, the Status bar displays the time, information about the status of your phone, and icons for notifications that you’ve received. To learn more, see “Monitoring your phone’s status” on page 25 and “Managing notifications” on page 27.

Touch the Launcher icon at the bottom of the screen to view all installed applications. See “Opening and switching applications” on page 36.

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To wake up the phone

If you don’t use the phone for a while, the Home screen or other screen you are viewing, is replaced with the lock screen and then the screen darkens, to conserve the battery.

1 Press the Power button.

If you’ve locked your screen, you must draw an unlock pattern or enter a PIN or password to unlock it. See “Locking your screen” on page 45.

If you haven’t locked your screen, this lock screen appears.

2 Drag the lock icon to the right.

The last screen you were working on opens.

To return to the Home screen

S Press the Home button at any time, in any application.

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To view other parts of the Home screen

S Slide your finger left or right across the Home screen.

The se extensions to the Home screen provide more space for widgets, shortcuts, and other items. For more on sliding, see “Using the touchscreen” on page 22.

Small dots at the lower left and right indicate which screen you’re viewing.

S Touch & hold the small dots on the lower left or right of the screen to view

thumbnails of the Home screen and its extensions, which you can touch to open.

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Using the touchscreen

The main way to control Android features is by using your finger to manipulate icons, buttons, menu items, the onscreen keyboard, and other items on the touchscreen. You can also change the screen’s orientation.

Touch To act on items on the screen, such as application and settings icons, to type

letters and symbols using the onscreen keyboard, or to press onscreen buttons, you simply touch them with your finger.

Touch & hold Touch & hold an item on the screen by touching it and not lifting

your finger until an action occurs. For example, to open a menu for customizing the Home screen, you touch an empty area on the Home screen until the menu opens.

Drag Touch & hold an item for a moment and then, without lifting your finger, move

your finger on the screen until you reach the target position. You drag items on the Home screen to reposition them, as described in “Customizing the Home screen” on page 46, and you drag to open the Notifications panel, as described in “Managing notifications” on page27.

Swipe or slide To swipe or slide, you quickly move your finger across the surface

of the screen, without pausing when you first touch it (so you don’t drag an item instead). For example, you slide the screen up or down to scroll a list, and in some Calendar views you swipe quickly across the screen to change the range of time visible.

Double-tap Tap quickly twice on a webpage, map, or other screen to zoom. For

example, you double-tap a section of a webpage in Browser to zoom that section to fit the width of the screen. You can also double-tap to control the Camera zoom, in Maps, and in other applications. Double-tapping after pinching to zoom in some applications, such as Browser, reflows a column of text to fit the width of the screen.

Pinch In some applications (such as Maps, Browser, and Gallery), you can zoom in

and out by placing two fingers on the screen at once and pinching them together (to zoom out) or spreading them apart (to zoom in).

Rotate the screen On most screens, the orientation of the screen rotates with the

phone as you turn it from upright to its side and back again. You can turn this feature on and off, as described in “Sound settings” on page 319.

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Using the phone’s buttons

The phone’s physical buttons and soft buttons offer a variety of functions and shortcuts. Refer to your phone’s owner’s guide for details about the location of the buttons on your phone.

Button Press Press & hold

Back Opens the previous screen you were

working in. If the onscreen keyboard is open, closes the keyboard.

Menu Opens a menu with items that affect

the current screen or application.

Home Opens the Home screen. If you’re view-

ing the left or right extended Home screen, opens the central Home screen.

Search On the Home screen, opens Google

search for searching your phone and the web. In many applications, opens a search box for searching within the application.

Power

(top left)

Volume Up / Down

(left side)

Turns off the screen. Opens a menu with options for

When a call is in progress, increases or decreases the call volume. When the phone is ringing, silences the ringer. On the Home screen when no call is in progress, increases or decreases the ringtone volume, or sets the phone to be silent or to vibrate instead of ringing. In other applications, controls the volume of music, spoken directions, and other audio.

Opens the most recently used applications screen.

Opens Google search by voice.

Airplane mode, for Silent mode, and for powering off the phone.

Quickly increases the ringtone volume to maximum or minimum.

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Items that you select with the

Trackball are highlighted in orange.

Using the Trackball

Some actions are easier using the Trackball than your finger, such as:

G Opening an event in a crowded calendar G Selecting a link or form field on a web page G Selecting text to edit

To use the Trackball

S Roll the Trackball to select items on the screen.

The selected item is highlighted in orange.

S Pressing the Trackball is equivalent to touching the selected item with your

finger.

S Pressing & holding the Trackball is equivalent to touching & holding the selected

item with your finger.

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Notification icons

Status icons

Monitoring your phone’s status

The Status bar appears at the top of every screen. It displays icons indicating that you’ve received notifications (on the left) and icons indicating the phone’s status (on the right), along with the current time.

If you have more notifications than can fit in the status bar, a plus icon prompts you to open the Notifications panel to view them all. See “Managing notifications” on page 27.

Status icons

The following icons indicate the status of your phone. To learn more about the different kinds of mobile networks, see “Connecting to networks and devices” on page 51.

Connected to GPRS mobile network Roaming

GPRS in use No signal

Connected to EDGE mobile network No SIM card installed

EDGE in use Vibrate mode

Connected to 3G mobile network Ringer is silenced

3G in use Phone microphone is mute

Mobile network signal strength Battery is very low

Connected to a Wi-Fi network Battery is low

Bluetooth is on Battery is partially drained

Connected to a Bluetooth device Battery is full

Airplane mode Battery is charging

Alarm is set GPS is on

Speakerphone is on Receiving location data from GPS

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Notification icons

The following icons indicate that you’ve received a notification. See “Managing notifications” on page 27 for information about responding to these notifications. In addition these icons, applications you install on your phone may use their own notification icons.

New Gmail message 3 more notifications not displayed

New text or multimedia message Call in progress

Problem with text or multimedia message delivery

New Google Talk message Missed call

New voicemail Call on hold

Upcoming event Call forwarding is on

Data is syncing Song is playing

Problem with sign-in or sync Uploading data

SD card is full Downloading data

An open Wi-Fi network is available Download finished

Phone is connected via USB cable Connected to VPN

Phone is sharing its data connection via USB (USB tethering)

Phone is sharing its data connection as a Wi-Fi hotspot (Wi-Fi tethering)

Phone is tethered in multiple ways Application update available

Call in progress using a Bluetooth headset

Disconnected from VPN

Carrier data use threshold approaching or exceeded

System update available

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Touch a notification to open it in its application.

Managing notifications

Notification icons report the arrival of new messages, calendar events, and alarms, as well as ongoing events, such as when call forwarding is on or the current call status.

When you receive a notification, its icon appears in the Status bar, along with a summary that appears only briefly. For a table of notification icons, see “Notification icons” on page 26.

The Trackball light pulses once or repeatedly when you receive a new notification. Depending on your settings and the model of your phone, you may also hear a notification sound, the phone may vibrate, and LEDs may blink. These settings and adjusting sound volume and other general notifications settings is described in “Sound settings” on page 319.

You can open the Notifications panel to view a list of all your notifications. Applications whose activities produce notifications, such as Gmail and Google Talk,

have their own settings, which you can use to configure whether and how they send notifications, whether they sound a ringtone, vibrate, and so on. See the sections on those applications for details.

To open the Notifications panel

S Drag the Status bar down from the top of the screen.

On the Home screen, you can also press Menu and touch Notifications. The Notifications panel displays your wireless provider and a list of your current

notifications. Notifications about ongoing activities are listed first, followed by Notifications about events, such as new mail notifications or Calendar reminders.

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To respond to a notification

1 Open the Notifications panel.

Your current notifications are listed in the panel, each with a brief description.

2 Touch a notification to respond to it.

The Notifications panel closes. What happens next depends on the notification. For example, new voicemail notifications dial your voicemail box, and network disconnect notifications open the list of configured networks so you can reconnect.

To clear all notifications

1 Open the Notifications panel. 2 Touch Clear at the top right of the panel.

All event-based notifications are cleared; ongoing notifications remain in the list.

To close the Notifications panel

S Drag the tab at the bottom of the Notifications panel to the top of the screen. Or

just press the Back button. The panel also closes when you touch a notification to respond to it.

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Touch once to capitalize the next letter you type. Touch & hold for all caps.

Touch a suggestion to enter it. Press space or a punctuation mark to

enter the red suggestion.

Using the onscreen keyboard

You enter text using the onscreen keyboard. Some applications open the keyboard automatically. In others, you touch a text field where you want to enter text to open the keyboard.

You can also enter text by speaking instead of by typing. See “Entering text by speaking” on page 32.

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To enter text

1 Touch a text field.

The onscreen keyboard opens. You can also use the Trackball to select a text field and then press the Trackball

to open the onscreen keyboard.

2 Touch the keys on the keyboard to type.

The characters you’ve entered appear in a strip above the keyboard, with suggestions for the word you are typing to the right. Press the left or right arrow in the strip to view more suggestions.

3 Press space or a punctuation mark to enter the red suggested word.

If you touch the space key, the suggestion strip offers a series of punctation marks you can touch, to replace the space with.

Or touch another suggested word to enter it. Or touch & hold the leftmost word to add it to your dictionary. If you touch a word that is not in your dictionary, it’s entered and you’re prompted

to touch the word again if you want to add it to your dictionary. You can view, edit, or delete the words that you add to the dictionary. See

“Language & keyboard settings” on page 329.

4 Use the Delete key to erase characters to the left of the cursor. 5 When you’re finished typing, press Back to close the keyboard.

To enter numbers, symbols, and other characters

S Press the Symbols key to switch to the numbers and symbols keyboard.

Press the Alt key on the symbols keyboard to view additional symbols; press it again to switch back.

S Touch & hold a vowel or the C, N, or S key to open a small window where you can

touch an accented vowel or other alternate letter.

S Touch & hold the Period key ( . ) to open a small window with a set of common

symbols.

S Touch & hold a number or symbol key to open a window of additional symbols.

When you touch a key, a larger version displays briefly over the keyboard. Keys with alternate characters display an ellipsis ( ... ) below the character.

S Slide your finger smoothly up from the main keyboard to open an extension

keyboard, with numbers and symbols; to enter a number or symbol from that keyboard, slide your finger onto it and then lift your finger.

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