The computer 36000 tips & tricks: Android OS Tips & shortcuts

Use the keyboard

You can enter text using the onscreen keyboard. Some apps open it automatically. In others, you open it by touching where you want to type.

As you type, the keyboard displays suggestions above the top row of keys. To accept a suggestion, touch it.

Move the insertion point: Touch where you want to type.The cursor blinks in the new position, and a green tab appears below it. Drag the tab to move the cursor.
Select text: Touch & hold or double-tap within the text.The nearest word highlights, with a tab at each end of the selection. Drag the tabs to change the selection.
The tab disappears after a few moments, to get out of your way. To make it reappear, touch the text again.
Delete text: Touch to delete selected text or the characters before the cursor.
Cut, copy, paste: Select the text you want to manipulate. Then touch the Paste , Cut , or Copy button:

To make the keyboard go away, touch Done.

The Input options menu appears. Choose the option you want to adjust.

Type capital letters: Touch the Shift keyonce to switch to capital letters for one letter.Or touch & hold the Shift keywhile you type. When you release the key, the lowercase letters reappear.
Turn caps lock on: Double-tap or touch & hold the Shift key, so it changes to. Touch the Shift keyagain to return to lowercase.
Show numbers or symbols: Touch the ?123 key. To see more choices, touch the = \ < key.
Quickly access common punctuation and symbols: Touch & hold the key to the right of the space bar (period key).
Type special characters: Touch & hold the Shift keywhile you touch a key with a small gray character in its corner to enter the gray character.Touch & hold any key to see alternative letters, symbols, or numbers, which you can then touch to type.
Change input language or keyboard: Touch & hold the key to the left of the space bar (with ... in the lower-right corner), and then release it.