ZTE Grand X Max+ - Manual (Page 20)

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Entering text
You can enter text using the onscreen keyboard . Some apps open it
automatically . In others, you open it by tapping where you want to type . You
can also enter text by speaking with the Google voice typing feature .
Changing input methods
1 . When you use the onscreen keyboard to enter text, the icon appears
on the notification bar .
2 . Open the notification panel and tap Choose input method .
3 . Select an input method you need .
Google keyboard
The Google keyboard provides a layout similar to a desktop computer
keyboard . Turn the phone sideways and the keyboard will change from
portrait to landscape .
To use the landscape keyboard, tap the Auto-rotate screen check box in
> Settings > Display . The landscape keyboard is not supported in all
applications .
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• Tap the alphabetic keys to enter letters. Press and hold the keys to enter
associated accented letters or numbers . For example, to enter È, press and
hold and the available accented letters and number 3 appear . Then
slide your finger to choose È .
• Tap to use uppercase or lowercase letters . This key also changes to
indicate the current case you are using: for lowercase, for uppercase,
and when locked in uppercase . Press and hold or double-tap to lock
the keyboard in uppercase .
• Tap to delete any text you have entered .
• Tap
to select numbers and symbols . You can then tap to access
more .
• Tap to enter miniature icons .
• Tap to use Google’s networked voice input .
• Press and hold to change the input language or the Google keyboard
settings .