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Huawei Ascend P7

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How to

Writing text on my mobile phone

Want to learn how to write text, such as notes or messages? There are various ways of writing text. Follow these easy instructions.


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1. Introduction

You can select a number of settings when keying in text.
The following steps show you how to change writing language, turn on word suggestion and write text.
Huawei Ascend P7

2. Add writing language

Slide your finger down the display starting from the top edge of your mobile phone.
Tap the settings icon.
The selected language determines which characters are available and which language is used for word suggestion.
Tap All.
The selected language determines which characters are available and which language is used for word suggestion.
Tap Language & input.
The selected language determines which characters are available and which language is used for word suggestion.
Tap Default.
The selected language determines which characters are available and which language is used for word suggestion.
Tap Android Keyboard (AOSP).
The selected language determines which characters are available and which language is used for word suggestion.
Tap Android Keyboard (AOSP).
The selected language determines which characters are available and which language is used for word suggestion.
Tap Input languages.
The selected language determines which characters are available and which language is used for word suggestion.
Tap Use system language until the function is turned off.
The selected language determines which characters are available and which language is used for word suggestion.
Tap the required language until it's selected.
The selected language determines which characters are available and which language is used for word suggestion.
Tap the return icon.
The selected language determines which characters are available and which language is used for word suggestion.

3. Turn on word suggestion

Tap Auto-correction.
When you turn on word suggestion, words based on the letters you've keyed in are displayed.
Tap Modest, Aggressive or Very aggressive.
When you turn on word suggestion, words based on the letters you've keyed in are displayed.
Tap the home icon to return to the home screen.
When you turn on word suggestion, words based on the letters you've keyed in are displayed.

4. How to write text

The following steps require that you're writing text and that the keypad is visible.

5. Write text

Tap the language icon to select the required language.
The language icon isn't available until you've selected a least two writing languages, see step 2.
Tap the letter keys to key in the required word.
A number of words based on the letters you've keyed in are displayed.
The language icon isn't available until you've selected a least two writing languages, see step 2.
Tap and hold the word suggestion in the middle to see more word suggestions.
The language icon isn't available until you've selected a least two writing languages, see step 2.
Tap the required word to insert it.
The language icon isn't available until you've selected a least two writing languages, see step 2.

6. Write numbers and symbols

Tap ?123.
Tap the required numbers or the required symbols.
Tap =\‹ to see more symbols.
Tap ABC to return to text input.
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