Sony Ericsson ST18i User Manual
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Paste text
only appears when you have text stored on the clipboard.
To edit text in landscape orientation
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When you enter text, touch and hold the text field until Edit... appears.
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Select the text you want to work with, then tap Edit... and select an option.
To paste text from the clipboard, you can also hold the text field until Paste appears, then tap
Paste.
On-screen keyboard
Tap the keys of the on-screen QWERTY keyboard to enter text conveniently. Some
applications open the on-screen keyboard automatically. You can also open this
keyboard by touching a text field.
Using the on-screen keyboard
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Enter separator
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Display numbers and symbols
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Display smileys
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Enter a space
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Select input methods
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Switch between Chinese and English input
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Enter a carriage return
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Delete a character before the cursor
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Close the on-screen keyboard view
Chinese input
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Stroke input
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Pinyin input
General instructions
Your phone has a function to speed up the entry of Chinese characters. Whenever you
Your phone has a function to speed up the entry of Chinese characters. Whenever you
enter a stroke or a Pinyin letter, a candidate row of the most frequently used characters
containing that stroke or relating to that letter appears at the bottom of the screen.
Stroke input
A Chinese character is built up of strokes. There are more than 30 basic strokes, which
Stroke input
A Chinese character is built up of strokes. There are more than 30 basic strokes, which
are grouped into 5 stroke categories.
Components
The basic building units of Chinese characters are components that are made up of
Components
The basic building units of Chinese characters are components that are made up of
strokes. After entering the first two strokes of the desired character, the component and
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