ZTE Avid Plus User Guide
User Manual and
Safety Information
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About Th is Ma nua l
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Version No.: R1.0
Edition Time: Novem ber 19, 2015
Manual No.: 081704100476
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Contents
Getting Started ............................................................................. 8
Getting to Know Your Phone ......................................................................... 8
Knowing the Keys ......................................................................................... 9
Installing t he Nano-SIM Card and t he Batt ery .............................................. 10
Installi ng the microSDHC™ Card ................................................................ 13
Charging the Battery ................................................................................... 14
Extending t he Battery Lif e ........................................................................... 1 5
Powering On/Off ......................................................................................... 15
Setting Up for the First Time ........................................................................ 16
Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys...................................................... 16
Using the Touch Screen .............................................................................. 17
Getting to Know the Home Screen .............................................................. 18
Perso naliz ing ............................................................................. 19
Changing t he System Language ................................................................. 19
Setting the Date and Time ........................................................................... 19
Changing Rin gt one and Notific ati on Soun d ................................................. 19
Turning On/Off Touch Sound ....................................................................... 20
Adjusting Volume ........................................................................................ 20
Applying Ne w Wall papers ........................................................................... 20
Changing S creen Bright ness ....................................................................... 20
Protecti ng Your Phone With Screen L ock s .................................................. 21
Protectin g Your Phone With Encrypti on ....................................................... 21
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Know in g the Basi c s ................................................................... 23
Monitoring the Phone Status ....................................................................... 23
Managing Notifications ................................................................................ 24
Managing Shortcuts and Widgets ................................................................ 26
Organiz ing With Folde r s .............................................................................. 27
Rearrangi ng the Primary I cons .................................................................... 28
Enterin g Text ............................................................................................... 28
Editing Tex t ................................................................................................. 30
Opening and Switc hing Apps ...................................................................... 31
Conn e c t ing to Networks and De v ic es ....................................... 32
Connecting to Mobile Networks ................................................................... 32
Connecting to Wi-Fi® ................................................................................... 33
Using Wi-Fi Direct® ..................................................................................... 37
Connecting to Bluetooth® Devices ............................................................... 37
Connecting to Your Computer via USB ........................................................ 39
Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection ......................................................... 41
Connecting to Virtual Private Networks........................................................ 43
Phone Calls ................................................................................ 45
Placing and Ending Calls ............................................................................ 45
Answering or Rejecting Calls....................................................................... 46
Working With the Call Log ........................................................................... 47
Calling Your Contacts .................................................................................. 48
Checking Voicemail..................................................................................... 48
Using Options During a Call ........................................................................ 48
Managing Multi-party Calls .......................................................................... 49
Adjusting Your Call Settings ........................................................................ 50
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Contacts ..................................................................................... 56
Checking Contact Details ............................................................................ 57
Adding a New Contact ................................................................................ 57
Setting Up Your Own Profile ........................................................................ 57
Importing, Exportin g, and Sharing Contacts................................................. 58
Working With Favorite Contacts .................................................................. 59
Searching for a Contact .............................................................................. 60
Editing Contacts.......................................................................................... 60
Accounts .................................................................................... 62
Adding or Removing Accounts .................................................................... 62
Configuring Account Sync ........................................................................... 63
Email .......................................................................................... 64
Setting Up the First Email Account .............................................................. 64
Checkin g Your Emails ................................................................................. 64
Respondin g to an Email .............................................................................. 65
Writing and Sendi ng an Email ..................................................................... 66
Adding and Editing Email Accounts ............................................................. 67
Changing General Email Setting s................................................................ 67
Messaging .................................................................................. 68
Opening the Messaging Screen .................................................................. 68
Sending a Message .................................................................................... 68
Replying to a Message................................................................................ 69
Forwarding a Message................................................................................ 69
Changing M essaging S ett i ngs ..................................................................... 70
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Calendar ..................................................................................... 70
Viewing Your Calendars and E vents ............................................................ 70
Creating an Event ....................................................................................... 71
Editing, Deleting or Sharing an Event .......................................................... 71
Changing Calendar Settings ....................................................................... 72
Capturing a Photo ....................................................................................... 73
Recording a Video ...................................................................................... 74
Opening Gallery ......................................................................... 75
Workin g With Albums .................................................................................. 75
Workin g With Picture s ................................................................................. 76
Retouch ing Your Pictures ............................................................................ 77
Playing Videos ............................................................................................ 77
More Apps .................................................................................. 78
Clock .......................................................................................................... 78
Calcula tor ................................................................................................... 79
Downloads .................................................................................................. 79
File Manager ............................................................................................... 79
Sound Record er .......................................................................................... 79
Google Ap ps ............................................................................................... 80
Settin gs ...................................................................................... 81
General Settings ......................................................................................... 81
Wireless and Netw ork ................................................................................. 83
Device ........................................................................................................ 85
Persona l ..................................................................................................... 86
System ....................................................................................................... 89
Upgrading the Phone Software .................................................. 90
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Troubleshooting ......................................................................... 91
For Your Safety .......................................................................... 94
General Safety ............................................................................................ 94
FCC RF Exposure Information (SAR) .......................................................... 95
FCC Regulations ........................................................................................ 96
Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) regulations for Mobile Phones................... 97
CTIA Requirements..................................................................................... 99
Radio Frequency Interference ....................................................................100
Explosive Environments .............................................................................101
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Indicator light
Vol um e key
Touch screen
Back key
Earpiece
Front camera
Power key
Recent apps key
Home key
Getting Started
Getting to Know Your Phone
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Key
Function
Power k e y
x Press and hold to turn on or off airplane mode, restart, or to power
x Press to turn off or on the screen display.
Home key
x Touch to return to the home screen from any application or screen.
x Touch and hold to use Google search.
Back camera
Flash
Charging/
micro-USB jack
Speaker
Headset jack
Knowing the Keys
off.
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Key
Function
Recent apps key
Touch to see recently used apps.
Back key
Touch to go to the previous screen.
Volume key
Press or hold either end to turn the volume up or down.
Installing the Nano-SIM Card and the Batter y
Switc h off y our phone bef ore i nstalling or replacing the battery or the Nano-SI M
card.
1. Place your finger in the slot at the bottom of the back cover to
lift and remove the cover.
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2. Hold the Nano-S IM card wi th the cut c orner oriented as shown and slip them
into the card holder.
WARNING!
To avoid damage to the phone, do not use any other kind of SIM card, or any
non-standard Nano-SIM card c ut from a SIM card. You can get a standard
Nano-SIM card from your service provider.
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3. Insert the battery by aligning the metal contacts on the battery with the metal
contacts in the battery compartment. Gently push down on the battery until it
clicks into place.
4. Align the back cover with the back of the phone and press the cover back into
pl ace. En s u re th at all t h e t abs are s ec u re an d ther e are n o g ap s arou n d th e
cover.
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Installing the microSDHC™ Card
The microSDHC card can be i nstalled and removed whil e the phone is tu rned on.
Unmount the microSD HC card before removing it.
1. Remove the back cover.
2. Hold your microSDHC card with the metal contacts facing down and slide it in.
NOTE: Some applic ations may require a microSDHC card to s tore certain
data on it and to work properly. Therefore, it is recomm ended that you keep a
microSDH C card inst alled and not r em ove or replace it unnecessarily.
3. R epl ace the back co ver.
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Charging the Battery
Your phone’s battery should have enough power for the phone to turn on, find a
signal, and make a few call s. You should fully charge the battery as soon as
possible.
If the battery is low, there will be a pop-up message on the screen.
As you charge your phone, the screen w ill t ell you the exact battery level on the
lock screen. See Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys.
WARNING!
Use only ZTE-approv ed charg ers and cables. T he use of unapproved acc essories
could damage your phone or cause the battery t o explode.
1. Connect the adapter to the charging jack. Ensure that the adapter is inserted
with the correct orientation. Do not force the connector into the charging jack.
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2. Connect the charger to a st andard AC p ower outlet. If the phone is on, you’ll
see a chargi ng i con, such as or , appea r on t h e s tat u s bar .
3. Disconnect t he charger when the battery is fully ch arged.
NOTE: If the battery is extremely low, you may be unable to power on the
phone even when it is being charged. I n this case, try again after c harging the
phone for at least 20 minutes. Contact customer service if you still cann ot power on
the phone after prolonged charging.
Extending the Battery Life
Active applications, screen bright ness levels, B l uetooth and Wi-Fi usage and GP S
functionality can drain your battery. You c an follow the helpful tips below to
conserve your batt ery p ower:
x Reduce the screen bac kli ght time.
x Lower the sc reen brightness.
x Turn aut o-sy nc, Wi-F i , and Bluetooth off w hen not in use.
x Disable the GPS function when not in use. Most applications using this function
will periodically query the GPS sat ellites for your current location; each query
drains your battery.
Powering On/Off
x Press and hold the Power key to turn on your phone.
x To power of f, press and hold t he Power key to open the options m enu. Touch
Power off.
NOTE: If the phone freezes or takes too long to respond, you can press and
hold the Power key for about 10 s econds to power the phone of f, and then t urn i t
on again.
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Setting Up for the First Time
When you first power on your phone after you purchase it or res et it to factory
settings (s ee Backup and Reset), you need to do some setting s before using it.
Touch the l anguage field to select the l anguage you w ant to use and then touch
Start. Then follow th e prompts t o set u p Wi-Fi, owner nam e, Google services and
other options.
Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys
Your phone al lows you t o quickly lock th e sc reen and key s (put the phone i nt o
sleep mode) when not in use and to turn the screen back on and unlock it when you
need it.
To lock the scr een and keys:
To quickly t urn the scr een off and lock the keys, pres s t he Power key.
NOTE: To save battery power, the phone automatically turns off the screen
after some time of inactivity. You will still be able to receive messages and calls
while the ph one screen is off.
To unlock the screen and keys:
1. Press the Power key to turn the screen on.
2. Touch and hold the screen.
- or Press and hold th e Camera i con at th e bott om r igh t to open the Camera app.
NOTE: If you have set an unlock pattern, PIN or password for your phone (see
Protecti ng Your Phone Wit h S creen Lock s), you’ll need to draw the pattern or enter
the PIN/password to u nlock your sc reen.
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Using the Touch Screen
Your phone’s touch screen l ets you c ontrol actions through a variety of t ouch
gestures.
x Touch
When you want to type u sing the onscreen keyboar d, select onscreen items
such as application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, sim pl y touch
them wit h your finger.
x Touch and Hold
To open the available options f or an item (for example, a message or link in a
web page), t ouch and hold the item.
x Swipe or Slide
To swip e or sl ide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or hori zontally
across the scr een.
x Drag
To drag, press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to move
your finger. While dragging, do not releas e your finger until you hav e reached
the targ et position.
x Pinch
In some apps (such as Maps, B rowser, and Gallery), you can zoom in and out
by placing two fingers on t he screen at once and pinchi ng them t og eth er (to
zoom ou t ) or s prea din g them apa rt (t o z o om in ) .
x Rotate the screen
For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientati on from
portrait to landscape by turning the phone sideways.
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Status bar
Wallpaper
Shortcuts
Messaging
Chrome
Widget
Folder
People
Phone
All apps
Getting to Know the Home Screen
The home screen is the starting point for your phone’s applications, functions, and
menus. You c an customize y our home screen by adding shortcuts, folders, widgets,
and more.
Extended Home Screens
Your hom e scr een is extendable, pr oviding more space for shortcut s, folders,
widgets, and more. Simply swipe l eft or ri ght on th e scr een to see the extended
panels.
See Managing H om e S creen Ic ons and Widgets for more information on how to
add or remov e addi tional h ome screen panels
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Personalizing
Changing the System Language
1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Language & input > Language.
2. Select the langu age you need.
Setting the Date and Time
1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Date & time.
2. Uncheck Automatic date & time and Automatic time zone if you want to set
the date, time and tim e zone by yoursel f.
3. Set the date, time, time zone, and date/time form at.
Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound
You can customize the default incoming call ri ngtone and t he default notific ation
sound for the micro-SIM card.
1. Touch the Home key > > S ett ings > Sound & notifications.
2. Touch Default n o tification ringtone or Phone ringtone.
3. Scroll through the ringtone list and select the ringtone you w ant to use.
4. Touch OK.
NOTE: See Set a Ringtone for a Contact for how to assign a special ringtone
to an individual contact.
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T urning On/Off Touch Sound
1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Sound & notifications > Other
sounds.
2. Touch Touch sounds.
Adjusting Volume
1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Sound & notifications.
2. Drag the sliders below Media volu me, Alarm volume, Ring volume and
Notification volume to adju st the volum e for each type of audio.
NOTE: You can adjust the media volume when a media application is in use by
pressing the Volume key. If no media application is active, press the Volume key to
adjust ringtone volume (or the earpiece volume during a call).
Applying New Wallpapers
You can set the wallpap er for the h ome screen.
1. Touch the Home key.
2. Touch and hold an empty area of the home screen.
3. Touch WALLPAPERS to pick an image as the wallpap er.
Changing Screen Brightness
1. Touch the Home key > > S ett ings > D is play > Brightness l evel.
2. Drag the slider to manuall y adjust th e scr een brightness.
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NOTE: W i th the proximity and light sens or, y our phone can automatically
adjust the sc reen brightness for available light. Touch Adaptive brightness in the
Display s et tings screen to turn the feature on or off.
Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks
You can prot ect your phone by creating a sc reen lock. When it i s enabled, you
need to swi pe the screen, draw a pattern or enter a numeric PIN or a pas sword to
unlock the phone’s screen and keys.
1. Touch the Home key > > S ett ings > Sec u ri ty > Screen lock.
2. Touch None, Swipe, Pattern, PIN or Password.
x Touch None to disable the sc reen lock.
x Touch Swipe to enable screen lock and allow unlocki ng with a ‘swipe’
gesture.
x Touch Pattern to draw and redraw a patt ern that you m ust draw to unloc k
the screen.
x Touch PIN or Password to set a numeric PI N or a password that you must
enter to unlock the screen.
3. For Pattern, PIN, or Password lock, select how you want notific ations and their
contents to show when the phone is locked. Then touch DONE.
Protecting Your Phone With Encryption
You can encr ypt all the data on your phone: your accounts, appli cation data, music
and other m edi a, downloaded information, and so on. If you do, you must draw a
pattern or enter a numeric PIN or a password each tim e you power on your ph one.
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WARNING!
Encrypti on i s irreversible. The onl y way to revert to an unencrypted phone i s t o
perform a factory data reset whic h erases all your data.
Encrypti on provides additional pr ot ect ion in cas e your phone is stolen and may be
required or recommended in som e organizations. Consult y our system
administrator before turning it on. In many cases the PIN or password you set for
encryption is contr olled by the system administrator.
Before turning on encrypt i on, prepar e as follows:
x Set a l ock screen pattern, PIN, or password.
x Charge the battery.
x Keep the phone connected to the charger.
x Schedule an hour or mor e for the encryption process. You must not interrupt it
or you will lose some or all of your data.
When you'r e ready to turn on encryption:
1. Touch the Home key > > S ett ings > Security > Encrypt phone.
2. Touch ENCRYPT PHONE .
The ENCRYPT PHONE button is dimmed if your b attery is not charged or your
phone is not plugged in.
If you change your mind about encrypt i ng your phone, touch th e Back Key.
WARNING!
If you interrupt the encryption proc ess, you will lose data.
Read the informati on about encryption carefully.
3. Draw the lock screen pattern, or enter your l ock screen PIN or passw ord and
touch NEXT.
4. Touch ENCRYPT PHONE .
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GPRS connected
Battery low
EDGE connected
Battery full
3G connected
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Battery charging
4G connected
Vibration mode
Airplane mode
Bluetooth on
No signal
Open Wi-Fi network available
Signal strength
Connected to a Wi-Fi network
Mobile data in use
Wi-Fi in use
No SIM card installed
GPS on
Alarm set
The encryption process starts and displays its progress. En cryption can take an
hour or more, during whic h t i me your phon e m ay restart s everal tim es.
When encrypt ion is completed, you're prompted to dr aw t he pattern or enter your
PIN or password.
Subsequent l y you must draw the pattern, enter your PIN or password each time
you power on your phone i n order to decr ypt i t .
Knowing the Basics
Monitoring the Phone Status
The status b ar at the top of th e home screen provides ph one and service status
ic ons on t he rig ht s ide. Below are some of the i cons you ma y see.
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New
microSD
New email
microSDHC card removed
New Gmail message
Upcoming event
Missed call
Incoming file via Bluetooth
Call in progress
New Wi-Fi network detected
Call on hold
Downloading data
USB connected
Sending data
/
Song is playing
USB tethering is on
Wired headset connected
Mobile hotspot or Wi-Fi direct is on
Managing Notifications
Notific a tion Icons
The status bar at the top of the home screen provides notification icons on the left.
Below are some of th e icons yo u m ay s ee.
message
Open/Close the Notification Panel
Notifications report the arrival of new messag es, calend ar events, and alarms, as
well as ongoing events, such as when you'v e configur ed your phon e as a Wi-Fi
hotspot. You can open the notification panel to view the details of notifications.
x To open the notification panel, swipe your finger down from the top of the
screen.
x To close the notification panel, swipe your fing er up on t he screen or touch the
Back key.
HC card unmounted
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Respond to or Remove a Notification
In the notification panel, you can respond to a notification or remove the
notific ations. The notification panel also supports expandable notifications that let
you perform additional actions right from the notification itself.
x To respond to a notification, just touch it.
x To remove a notification, swipe it left or right.
x Slide down with one finger to expand certain notifications.
x To remove all notifications, touch below all the notifications.
x To manage notifications you have received, touch and hold a notification to
identify the application that creat ed i t. You can then touch and select
Sensitive to hide any sensit ive cont ent from this app’ s notifications, or touch
Priority t o show them in priority mode.
NOTE: If you turn off notific ations for an app, you may miss its important alerts
and updates. T he notifications of some apps cannot be turned of f.
Use Quick Setting s
The Quick Settings make it convenient to view or change the most common
settings for your phone.
Open the notification panel and then drag the panel downwards to find the following
Quick Setti ngs on the screen .
x Hotspot: Touch to turn on or off t he Hotspot.
x Normal: Touch to sw i t ch between Normal, Vi brate and Mute.
x Location: Touch to turn on or off th e locati on functi on.
x Airplane: Touch t o turn on or off the airplane mode.
x Auto Rota te: T ouc h to turn on or off the auto-rot ate screen feat ure.
x Flashlight: Touch to turn on or off the flashlight .
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x Wi-Fi: T ouch to turn on or off Wi-Fi.
x Bluetooth: T ouch to turn on or off Bluetoot h.
x Data: Touch to enable or disable data access over the mobile network.
x Brightness: Unch eck Auto and dr ag t he brightness slider to adjust the screen
brightness.
NOTE: In the Quick Settings screen, touch at the top to get to the
Settings menu.
Managing Shortcuts and Widgets
Add Shortcuts and Widgets
1. Touch the Home key.
2. To add a widget, touch and hold a blank area of the home screen and then
touch WIDGETS.
To add an application shortc ut, t ouch .
3. Slide left or rig ht to view al l avai lab le widg ets or applications.
4. Touch and hold a widget or an appl i cation icon and dr ag it to a home screen
panel.
Move Shortcuts or Widgets
1. Touch and hold a widg et or shortc ut on the hom e screen.
2. Drag it to the place you need.
Remove Shortcuts or Widgets
1. Touch and hold a widg et or sh ortcut on the hom e screen.
2. Drag it to to remove it.
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Adjust Widget Size
1. Touch and hold a w i dget on the home screen and then release it.
2. An outline app ears aroun d the widget. Drag the outline to resiz e th e wi dget.
NOTE:
Not all widgets can be resized.
Organizing With Folders
You can create folders on a home screen and put sev eral icons in a folder .
Create a Folder
1. Touch and hol d a shortcut on the home screen.
2. Drag the shortcut icon over another and release your finger. A new fol der is
created and both shortcuts are added into the f ol der.
3. If needed, drag more shortcuts and drop t hem into the folder.
Rename a Folder
1. Touch a folder to open it. T he ol d folder nam e is di splayed below th e icons.
2. Touch the folder name and enter a new nam e.
Add More Icons to a Folder
1. Touch and hold an i con and then drag it onto a f old er i con.
2. Release the ic on and it will be put into the folder.
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Remove Icons From a Folder
1. Touch a folder to open it.
2. Touch and hold the icon you want to remove and then drag it to the home
screen.
3. Release the ic on and it will be removed from the folder.
Rearranging the Primary Icons
The hom e scr een i ncludes a customiz abl e primary icons area at the bott om visibl e
from all h om e screen panels. You can keep at most fi ve items in the area. Drag
icons or folders in or out of the area to rearrange it.
NOTE:
The All apps icon can not be moved.
Entering Text
You can ent er text using the onscreen keyboard. Some apps open it automatically.
In others, you open it by touching where you want t o typ e. You can touch the Back
key to hide th e onscreen k eyboard.
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Google Keyboard
The Googl e Keyboard pr ovides a layout si milar to a des ktop computer keyboar d.
Turn the ph one sideways and the keyboard will change from portrait to landscape.
The landscape keyboard i s not supported in all applications.
x Touch t he alphabeti c keys to ent er letters. T ouch and hold some specifi c keys
to ente r ass oc iat e d ac c e n ted l et ter s or numb ers. F or e xample, t o en ter È, touch
and hold and the available accented lett ers and numb er 3 appear. Then
slide to ch oose è.
x Touch to use uppercase. D ouble-tap to lock uppercase. This key also
changes to indicate th e current case you are using: for low ercase, for
uppercase, and when locked in uppercase.
x Touch to delete the text before the cursor.
x Touch to select numbers and symb ol s. Y ou can then touch to
find more.
x Touch to enter miniatur e icons, such as expressions, horosc opes, and
animals.
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x Touch to use Google voic e ty pi ng.
Google Voice Typing
Google Voice typing uses the Google voice recognition service to convert speech
to text.
1. Touch to access the voice typing when you are using the Google Keyboard.
2. When you see the microphone image, speak what you want to type.
3. You can continue entering text to keep it or to delete it.
NOTE:
Say "comma," " period," "question mark," "exclamatio n mark," o r "ex cla mation point"
to enter punctuati on.
Input Settings
Choose input settings by touching Home key > > Settings > Language &
input fr om the home screen.
In the Keyboard & input methods section, you can s et the default input method
and choose th e settings for input methods.
Editin g Text
x Move the insertion point: Touch wh ere you want to type.
The cu rsor bli nks in the new position, and a tab appears below it. Dr ag the tab
to move the cursor.
x Select text: T ouch and hold or double-t ap within the t ext. The nearest word
highlights, with a tab at each end of the selection. Dr ag t he tabs t o change the
selection. Touch to select all the words.
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