Nokia Lumia 925 - Use the on-screen keyboard

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Use the on-screen keyboard
Writing with the on-screen keyboard is easy and fun. You can use the keyboard when holding your

phone in portrait or landscape mode.
Tap a text box.
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Character keys

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Shift key

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Numbers and symbols key

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Smiley key

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Comma key

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Space key

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Enter key

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Backspace key

The keyboard layout can vary in different apps and languages.
Switch between upper and lower case characters

Tap the shift key. To switch caps lock mode on, double-tap the key. To return to normal mode, tap

the shift key again.
Type in a number or special character

Tap the numbers and symbols key. To see more special character keys, tap the shift key. Some special

character keys bring up more symbols. To see more symbols, tap and hold a symbol or special

character.

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Tip: To put a period at the end of a sentence, and to start a new sentence, tap the space key

twice.
Tip: To quickly type in a number or special character, while holding the numbers and symbol

key, slide your finger to the character, and lift your finger.

Copy or paste text

Tap a word, drag the circles before and after the word to highlight the section you want to copy, and

tap . To paste the text, tap .
Add an accent to a character

Tap and hold the character, and tap the accented character.
Delete a character

Tap the backspace key.
Move the cursor

Tap and hold the text until you see the cursor. Without lifting your finger, drag the cursor to the place

you want.

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