Motorola moto x - Manual (Page 31)

Phone Basics 22
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To add or edit the words that your phone suggests and recognizes, touch Personal dictionary.
You can also add words to the dictionary from your typed entries.
Tip: You can assign a shortcut for commonly used words or groups of words in the dictionary
settings after you add the word or phrase to the dictionary.
Tips for Editing Text
You can cut, copy, and paste names, phone numbers, addresses, quotes, or anything else in a text
box. You can cut, copy and paste within the same message or between apps.
You use the icons at the top of an app screen or select screen options that guide you when you touch
the typed words in your message.
Tip: Touch and hold icons to show their description label.
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Enter alternate characters Touch and hold the letter to enter its associated number,
or touch
to enter numbers or =\< to enter symbols.
Enter one capital letter Touch and touch the letter.
Enter only capital letters Touch twice and type. Touch again to return to
typing lowercase.
Select text Double tap a word to select it. To select more than one
word drag the cursors on each side of the selected word
to either end of the text. To select all words, touch .
Cut or Copy selected text
Select text and then choose Cut or Copy. You
can copy text from one app to another.
Move the cursor Touch a spot in the text you have typed to place the
cursor, then drag the arrow under the cursor to move it.
Paste cut or copied text
Touch and hold location to paste, then touch Paste or .
Double letters: When entering text using a gesture instead of typing,
circle a letter to enter two of them.
Adding words to the dictionary from
your text You can add an often used word to the dictionary. As you
enter a word, it appears in the word list below the text