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● Touch the keys on the onscreen keyboard to enter letters and numbers, as well as
punctuation marks and symbols.
● Touch to enter an uppercase letter. Touch twice to turn on caps lock.
● Touch and hold keys with gray characters at the top to enter numbers, symbols, or
accented letters. Some keys have multiple characters or accents associated with them.
● Swipe right to show number and symbol keys. To return to the main keyboard, swipe
left.
● On supported apps, turn the phone sideways to show a larger Standard keyboard that
lets you type easily using two thumbs.
● Touch to close the onscreen keyboard.
To open the keyboard settings, touch and hold the comma key. Or, slide the Notifications panel
open, and then touch Choose input method > Set up input methods > HTC Sense Input.
Enter Text with the HTC Sense Keyboard Using the Trace
Keyboard
Instead of touching the keys on the onscreen keyboard, you can "trace" to type words.
Note: You need to turn on Trace keyboard in Settings > Language & keyboard > HTC
Sense Input.
1. Touch an area where you want to enter text.
2. Slide your finger from one letter to the next to enter a word.
3. Lift your finger when the word is completed. The suggestion list will show possible
matches.
4. You can:
Touch the space bar to insert a highlighted word.
Touch a word from the suggestion list.