HTC AM171 - Manual (Page 46)

46 Entering Text
4.1 Selecting an Input Method
When you start a program or select a field that requires text or numbers, the Input Panel icon becomes
available on the menu bar.
Tap the
Input Selector arrow (that appears next to the Input Panel icon) to open a menu where you
can select a text input method and customize input options. After selecting a text input method, the
corresponding Input Panel is displayed, which you can use to enter text.
Tip Select Other Input Methods to display more input methods.
To show or hide the Input Panel, tap the Input Panel icon.
Input Panel
(Full QWERTY)
Input Selector arrow
Input Panel icon
Text input methods
Key when pressed
Icon Input method Icon Input method
Full QWERTY
Letter Recognizer or
Block Recognizer
Compact QWERTY Transcriber
Phone Keypad Keyboard
Notes • Some text input methods may not be available in certain language versions of the device.
• When in landscape mode, the Compact QWERTY and Phone Keypad are not available.
4.2 Using the Full QWERTY
The Full QWERTY is a full on-screen QWERTY keyboard layout similar to a desktop PC keyboard.
Tip You can also use the Windows Mobile on-screen keyboard which also has a QWERTY keyboard layout by selecting
Keyboard (or Other Input Methods > Keyboard) on the Text input method menu.
• Tap to enter letters or symbols.
• Tap and hold to enter a punctuation
mark, symbol, or number that
appears on top of a key
• Tap to enter an uppercase letter.
• Tap twice to turn on Caps Lock.
Tap to toggle between
using Normal or T9 mode. Tap to open a keyboard layout that lets you easily
enter numbers and symbols.
See “Using Numeric and Symbol mode” for details.
Tap to create a new line.
Tap to delete the previous character.
Displays the word candidate list
in T9 mode. Tap a word to insert
it into your text. Tap
to add a
word to the T9 dictionary.