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Typing tips:

Insert special character: Press ALT + Spacebar
Delete entire line of text: Press ALT + Delete
Turn on all caps: Press Shift Twice
Move cursor to end or beginning of text: Press Alt while scrolling Trackball
Insert a Tab space: Press Alt + Q
While typing, press menu and delete. It will delete a word at a time.
Highlight text: Press Shift and roll Trackball

To Cut, press Menu and x.
To Copy, press Menu and c
To Paste, press Menu and v.

For the best experience, open this page on an android phone, so you can install the apps by clicking on market links.
Posted by droid on Tuesday, October 28, 2008, at 5:54 am in Help & Tips.
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7 Comments

  1. Dchan wrote:

    How can I delete words in User Dictionary (HTC Magic) thanks

    Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 10:57 pm | Permalink
  2. droid wrote:

    Settings > Locale and Text > User Dictionary

    Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 12:46 am | Permalink
  3. scooter wrote:

    is there a way to make the screen less sensitive for typing?

    Thursday, June 24, 2010 at 8:32 pm | Permalink
  4. droid wrote:

    Scooter, Try this.
    Menu–> Settings–> Language and Keyboard–> Touch input–> Text input–> Calibration tool

    Friday, June 25, 2010 at 9:08 pm | Permalink
  5. Mathew S. Howe wrote:

    Anyway to move the cursor when editing a field if your Android does not have a hardware keyboard nor a trackball, just the on screen keyboard?

    Friday, January 7, 2011 at 10:51 am | Permalink
  6. droid wrote:

    Mathew:
    Gingerbread includes a better cursor positioning mechanism.
    http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-2.3-highlights.html
    AndroidTips

    Friday, January 7, 2011 at 3:38 pm | Permalink
  7. kent wrote:

    how do i disable swipe for the key pad

    Monday, May 23, 2011 at 10:47 pm | Permalink

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