Basic Operations
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2. Tap
Airplane
.
Your phone is now in or out of airplane mode. When the phone is in airplane mode, you will
see the airplane mode icon
in the status bar.
Tip
: You can also turn on or off airplane mode through the Settings menu. From home, tap
Apps
>
Settings
and tap the switch next to
Airplane mode
.
Enter Text
You can type on your phone using one of the available touchscreen keyboards or Google voice
typing.
Touchscreen Keyboards
Your phone offers you a choice of three touchscreen keyboards for entering text. The keyboard
appear automatically onscreen when you tap a text entry field, and they can be used in either
portrait or landscape mode. You can also use the Google Voice typing option to enter text using
your voice (see
for details).
The methods available include:
n
Google keyboard
lets you use a traditional QWERTY setup to enter text. Additional options
expand your ability to enter text faster and more accurately. See
n
Swype
lets you enter letters and words in one continuous motion by swiping your finger across
for details.
n
TouchPal X
lets you use Curve
®
to speed up text input by replacing key-tapping gesture with a
tracing gesture where you move your finger from letter to letter without lifting the finger until you
reach the end of each word. See
Note
: Keyboard layouts and options may change depending on where you’re using them. For
example, if you’re entering text to do a Web search, a search icon may be available instead of an
enter key.
