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• Text Input mode
:
–
ABC
mode contains alphanumeric characters and a few common
punctuation marks. Text mode button indicates
+!=
.
–
+!=
mode contains only symbols and numbers. Text mode button
indicates
ABC
.
• Word Selection/Settings key
: Tap to select the highlighted word
in the dictionary list, tap and hold to open the Settings screen.
Using ABC Mode in SWYPE
In
ABC
mode, you can enter letters, numbers and some common
symbols from the onscreen keyboard.
1. From a screen where you can enter text, tap the text input
field to reveal the on-screen keyboard.
Note:
An on-screen landscape keyboard is not available since in this
orientation you can use the QWERTY keyboard found below the screen.
2. If necessary, tap to configure the keyboard for ABC
mode (showing letters and numbers on the onscreen keys).
Once in this mode, the text input type shows .
3. Swipe your finger continuously over the letters to form a
word, then lift your finger from the screen.
–
If you make a mistake, tap to erase a single character. Touch
and hold to erase an entire word.
Repeat as required to enter each additional word.
–
By default, the first letter of an entry is capitalized and the following
letters are lower case.
–
After a word is entered and you lift your finger, the cursor automatically
adds a space after the word.
4. To enter the secondary character (above the main one on
the same key), touch and hold the key or trace a circle
around the key with your finger.
5. To enter additional characters associated with a key, tap
and hold the key until the pop-up box containing all
characters appears, then tap the character.
Note:
After typing an initial uppercase character, the key changes to
and all letters that follow in the same sentence are in lower case.
The first letter of every new sentence is entered as uppercase.
Lowercase
Displays when characters will be entered in lowercase.
Uppercase
Displays when characters will be entered as uppercase
characters.
