Editing text, Inserting text, Selecting text – Acer A500 User Manual

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listing the text input methods available on your tablet. Tap the settings icon
next to the XT9 Text Input entry.

Editing text

You can select and edit text in certain applications, such as text you have
entered in a text fields. Selected text can be cut or copied and later pasted
within the same application, or to a differentor across apps.

Note: Certain applications may not support text selection, or only support it
in certain areas. Others applications offer specialized commands to select
text that are only available in that application.

Inserting text

1. Tap the text you want to select. If you can select this text, a cursor is inserted

below the text.

Note: The cursor indicates where text you type or paste will be inserted.

2. If the cusor is not in the desired position, simply drag it to the correct

position

If you previously copied (see below) text, a

Paste

button appears briefly

above the cursor. Tap the button to paste the text.

3. Modify the text: Type, paste or delete text.
4. Tap Enter on the keyboard, or tap the Close Keyboard button.

Selecting text

To select text that you want to cut, copy, delete or replace:
1. Tap and hold the text or word you want to select.

Function

Description

Languages and
settings

Set the languages that will be available.
If you have selected more than one keyboard language,
tap the globe in the text prediction bar to cycle through
the languages.

Preferences

Change your text input preferences.

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