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9  Entering Text

The Compact QWERTY is a type of on-screen keyboard which features 0 keys. 

With its large, touch-friendly keys and enhanced features such as T9 predictive 

input, you can enter text faster and more accurately. 

• 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 

Multitap or T9 mode. 

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.

Tap to open a keyboard layout 

that lets you easily enter numbers 

and symbols. See “Using Numeric 

and Symbol Mode” for details. 

Tip 

You can tap and hold 

 to immediately open the numeric keyboard. 

Start a program that accepts text input, such as Word Mobile.

Tap the Input Selector arrow, then tap Compact QWERTY.

Start tapping keys on the keyboard to enter your text. To learn how to enter 

text using Multitap or T9 mode, see “Using Multitap and T9 Modes” in this 

chapter.