How To Enter Text On Nokia Lumia 920

How To Enter Text On Nokia Lumia 920

Learn how to write text quickly and efficiently with your Nokia Lumia 920 keyboard.

How to use the on-screen keyboard on Nokia Lumia 920

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.

How To Enter Text On Nokia Lumia 920

  1. Character keys
  2. Shift key
  3. Numbers and symbols key
  4. Smiley key
  5. Comma key
  6. Space key
  7. Enter key
  8. Backspace key

Refer to the picture for above keys

The keyboard layout can vary in different apps and languages. The language key is only shown when more than one language is selected. The example shows the English keyboard.

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.

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

Note: 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.

How To Enter Text On Nokia Lumia 920

How to copy or paste text on Nokia Lumia 920

  • Tap a word, drag the circles before and after the word to highlight the section you want to copy, and tap Copy icon. To paste the text, tap Paste icon.

Add an accent to a character

  • Tap and hold the character, and tap the accented character.

Delete a character

  • Tap the backspace key.

Switch between the writing languages

  • Tap the language key repeatedly until the language you want is shown. The language key is only shown when more than one language is selected.

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.

How To Enter Text On Nokia Lumia 920

How to use keyboard word suggestions on Nokia Lumia 920

Your phone suggests words as you write, to help you write quickly and more accurately. Word suggestions are available in several languages. When you start writing a word, your phone suggests possible words. When the word you want is shown in the suggestion bar, select the word. To see more suggestions, swipe left.

Note: If the suggested word is in bold, your phone automatically uses it to replace the word you wrote. If the word is wrong, tap it, and you see the original word and a few other suggestions.

Correct a word

If you notice that you have misspelled a word, tap it, and you see suggestions for correcting the word.

How To Enter Text On Nokia Lumia 920

How to add a new word to the dictionary on Nokia Lumia 920

If the word you want isn’t in the dictionary, write the word, tap it, and tap the plus sign (+) in the suggestion bar. Your phone also learns new words when you have written them a few times.

Switch word suggestions off

  • On the start screen, swipe left, and tap Settings > keyboard. Tap your language keyboard, and clear the Suggest text check box.

How to add writing languages on Nokia Lumia 920

You can add several writing languages to your keyboard and switch between the languages when writing.

  • Tap Settings > keyboard > add keyboards.

Select the languages you want to write in.

How To Enter Text On Nokia Lumia 920

Switch between the languages when writing

Tap the language key repeatedly until the language you want is shown. The keyboard layout and word suggestions change according to the language selected. The language key is only shown when more than one writing language has been selected.

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