Nokia N900 - Text Input

4 Space key
5 Enter key
6 Backspace key
Enter text
Press the keys on the keyboard.
Switch between character cases
Press the shift key. To enter only upper or lower case letters,
press the shift key twice. To return to normal mode, press the
shift key again.
Enter a number, additional character, or common
symbol
Press and hold
, and then press the key that has the
character printed at the top of it. To enter only the characters
printed at the top of keys, press
twice to lock the mode.
To return to normal mode, press
again.
Enter a character not found from the keyboard
Press and hold
, and then press the sym key.
Use word completion
You can also use the word completion feature. The word
candidates are displayed in the text input area. To select a
word candidate, press the right arrow key.
Add an accent to a character
1 To enter, for example, â, press and hold
, and then press
the sym key.
2 Tap the accent (^) on the touch screen.
3 Press the letter to which you want the accent to be added.
To only add the accent, tap the accent twice.
Use the virtual keyboard
To use the virtual keyboard, make sure the physical keyboard
is closed, and select a text entry field, the web address field
of the browser, for example. The virtual keyboard needs to
be activated before you can use it.
Activate the virtual keyboard
Select
> Settings and Text input.
Select the Use virtual keyboard check box.
Switch between upper or lower case characters
Select .
Add an accent to a letter
Select
, then , and then the accent (for example, ^) from
the list. Then select
and the letter to which you want the
accent to be added. To only enter the accent, tap the accent
twice.
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