Zte Illustra, User Manual

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When you enter a field that needs text or numbers, a 

keyboard automatically appears on the screen. Press 

and hold the input box and select 

Input method

 from 

the pop-up menu to change input method.

Android

™

 Keyboard

The Android Keyboard provides a layout similar to a 

desktop computer keyboard. Turn the phone sideways 

and the keyboard will change from portrait to 

landscape. 
To use the landscape keyboard, just tap the 

Auto-

rotate screen 

check box in 

Settings

 > 

Display

.  

(The landscape QWERTY keyboard is not supported in 

all applications.)

•    Tap the alphabetic keys to enter letters. Press and  

hold the keys to enter associated accented letters or 

numbers. For example, to enter É, press and hold 

and the available accented letters and the number  

3 appear. Then slide to choose É.

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•    Tap 

 to use uppercase or lowercase. This key also 

changes to indicate the current case you are using: 

 for lowercase, 

 for uppercase, and 

 when 

locked in uppercase.

•    Tap 

 to delete any text you have entered.

•    Tap 

 to select numbers and symbols. You can  

then tap 

 to find more. Also, often used symbols 

are displayed on top of the keyboard. Swipe left or 

right to find the one you need and tap to enter.

•    Tap 

 to enter a smiley face; hold the key and 

swipe to choose more emoticons.

•    Tap   to change input method or set up Android 

keyboard.

•    Tap   to use Google’s networked voice input.

TouchPal Keyboard

The TouchPal Keyboard can speed up text input by 

replacing the key-tapping motion of input with a tracing 

gesture. Simply move your finger from letter to letter 

without lifting your finger until you reach the end of 

the word. 
TouchPal offers three keyboard layouts: Keyboard, 

Reduced keyboard, and Phone keypad.
•  Keyboard

•  Reduced keyboard

•  Phone keypad

Using the toolbar

TIPS:

•    Ignore double letters – TouchPal will figure those out 

for you automatically.

•    Lift your finger at the end of the word. A space is 

added automatically when you begin to trace the 

next word.

Choosing Touch Input  

Settings

Choose the touch input settings by pressing the 

Menu 

Key

 > 

Settings

 > 

Language & keyboard

.

In the 

Keyboard settings

 section, you can choose the 

settings for Android keyboard and TouchPal keyboard.

Tap to access TouchPal 

Keyboard settings.

Tap to use your voice 

to compose text.

Tap to access  

quick settings.

Tap to access editing 

options, such as Copy, 

Cut, and Paste.

Tap to close 

the toolbar.

Start of 

the word.

Move your  

finger on the 

letters without 

lifting it up.

End of  

the word.