27Tips & tricks
Tip: Instead of entering text manually, you can touch 
the microphone key   and simply speak the words. 
Your phone will convert your spoken words to text. 
(May not apply to all apps that require text entry.)
Note: You must set Orientation to on to use this 
feature—touch Menu  > Settings > Display 
> Orientation.
To change your settings for this keypad, from the home 
screen, touch Menu  > Settings > Language & 
keyboard > Android keyboard.
Text entry settings
When you use the touchscreen keypad, your phone 
suggests words from your dictionary and chosen 
language. Your phone also automatically enters 
apostrophes in some words, like “dont.”
Find it: Menu  > Settings > Language & 
keyboard
• To change the language and style for your 
touchscreen keypad, touch Select language.
• To edit your dictionary, touch User dictionary.
• To change the sounds, correction, and other settings 
for your touchscreen keypad, touch Android 
keyboard.
• To change the automatic correction settings for your 
full keypad, touch Device keyboard.
Tips & tricks
a few handy hints
General tips
• To return to home screen, touch Home .
• To see recently dialed numbers, touch  Phone 
> Call log.
• To sleep/wake your phone, press Power . 
• To set screen timeout, touch Menu  > Settings 
> Display > Screen timeout. 
• To search, touch Search .
• To show last few apps, touch and hold Home .
• To turn sound on/off, press and hold Power  
> Silent mode.
• To turn airplane mode on/off, press and hold 
Power  > Airplane mode.
• To go to the top of a list, press and hold 
Alternate  > Scroll  up.
• To go to the bottom of al list, press and hold 
Alternate  > Scroll  down.