Type, Quick start: type, Text entry settings & dictionary – Motorola moto x User Manual

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keyboard when you need it

Quick start: Type

When you touch a text box, like in a message or search, you
have keyboard options.

• Type or gesture: Enter letters by touching them one at a

time. Or, enter a word by tracing a path through the letters.

• Close the keyboard: Touch Back

or touch

at the

bottom of your phone.

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See a different
keyboard? It varies
by app. This one is
for texting.

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Touch to show
color emoji’s.

Tips & tricks

• Keyboard changes: Your touchscreen keyboard changes

depending on whether you’re entering a text message,
email, or other text.

• Move the cursor: Touch a spot in the text to place the

cursor, then drag the arrow under the cursor to move it.

• Your dictionary: To add a word you enter often, enter it,

touch the word in the word list below the text box, then
touch there again to add it to your dictionary.

• Symbols: Touch and hold a key to enter the small number or

symbol at the top of it.

To enter several numbers or symbols, touch

.

• Capital letters: Touch

or drag it to the letter you want to

capitalize.

• Special characters: Press and hold a letter or symbol to

choose from other special characters.

Text entry settings & dictionary

Choose your keyboard style and edit the dictionary of words
your phone suggests:

Find it: Apps

>

Settings

>

Language & input

To change the preferences, touch

. You can change the

language, automatic punctuation, and more.

To add or edit the words that your phone suggests and

recognizes, touch

Personal dictionary

.

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