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<h2>Physical Keyboard</h2>

<p>Here are some keyboard shortcuts available when a <strong>hardware
keyboard</strong> is present. If you&apos;re using a phone where the main input
type is a <strong>virtual keyboard</strong>, please see the VirtualKeyboard help topic.
</p>
<p><strong>Note:</strong> the side that <strong>shift</strong>, <strong>alt</strong>,
<strong>slash</strong>, and <strong>tab</strong> uses can be changed in
preferences between left, right, and disabled.</p>
<p><strong>Note:</strong> to use advanced Sony Ericsson Xperia (mini) pro key mappings you
have to activate the appropriate option in application settings.</p>
<ul>
	<li>Control key (CTRL)</li>
	<blockquote>Pressing once on the trackball will toggle on
	<strong>control</strong> for the next character typed. The cursor will
	indicate this state with a &lt; symbol. Note that pressing the
	trackball again will send an <strong>escape</strong> key.<br><br>
	Xperia (mini) pro: the <strong>Language</strong> key (above right arrow) maps to CTRL.
	</blockquote>
</ul>
<ul>
	<li>Escape (ESC)</li>
	<blockquote>Pressing twice on the trackball will send <strong>escape</strong>
	key. Note that some other terminal emulators map pressing <strong>ALT-<i>key</i></strong>
	to <strong>escape + <i>key</i></strong>.<br><br>
	Xperia (mini) pro: pressing the <strong>Language</strong> key (above right arrow)
	twice maps to ESC</blockquote>
</ul>
<ul>
	<li>Shift</li>
	<blockquote>Pressing the <strong>shift</strong> (up arrow)
	key once will make the next key typed its uppercase variant according
	to the keyboard layout. This state is indicated with an outline of a
	triangle on the top of the cursor. Pressing it twice will turn on <strong>shift
	lock</strong> which is indicated by a solid triangle on the top of the cursor.</blockquote>
</ul>
<ul>
	<li>Alt</li>
	<blockquote>Pressing the <strong>Alt</strong> key once
	will make the next key typed its symbol as indicated on the keyboard.
	This state is indicated with the outline of a triangle on the bottom of
	the cursor. Pressing it twice will turn on <strong>alt lock</strong>
	which is indicated by a solid triangle on the bottom of the cursor.</blockquote>
</ul>
<ul>
	<li>Slash (opposite side Alt)</li>
	<blockquote>The opposite side <strong>alt</strong> key can
	be used as a shortcut for the forward slash / character. This aids in
	quickly typing directories on the G1.</blockquote>
</ul>
<ul>
	<li>Tab (opposite side Shift)</li>
	<blockquote>The opposite side <strong>shift</strong> key
	can be used as a shortcut for the <strong>tab</strong> key (CTRL-i) for
	quick completion in many shells.</blockquote>
</ul>
<ul>
	<li>Function keys (F1 through F10)</li>
	<blockquote>Hold down the alt key with the shift key and press numbers 1
	through 0 to send F1 through F10 respectively.<br><br>
	Xperia (mini) pro: pressing the <strong>Language</strong> (above right arrow) key twice
	and a number (with <strong>Alt</strong>) maps to F1 through F10
	</blockquote>
</ul>
<ul>
	<li>Navigation keys</li>
	<blockquote><strong>Alt</strong> + Up Arrow = Page Up
	<br><strong>Alt</strong> + Down Arrow = Page Down
	<br><strong>Alt</strong> + Left Arrow = Home
	<br><strong>Alt</strong> + Right Arrow = End
	<br><strong>Search key</strong> = URL scan</blockquote>
</ul>
<ul>
	<li>Other keys</li>
	<blockquote><strong>Alt</strong> + BackSpace = Insert</blockquote>
</ul>
<ul>
	<li>Additional mappings for Asus Transformer Series Mobile Dock:</li>
	<blockquote><strong>Back key</strong> = ESC</blockquote>
</ul>
<ul>
	<li>Additional mappings for Samsung Captivate Glide (SGH-i927):</li>
	<blockquote><strong>Microphone key</strong> = TAB
	<br><strong>.com</strong> = ESC
	<br><strong>Alt</strong> + <strong>Shift</strong> + O = opening square bracket ([)
	<br><strong>Alt</strong> + <strong>Shift</strong> + P = closing square bracket (])
	<br><strong>Alt</strong> + <strong>Shift</strong> + A = less than sign (&lt;)
	<br><strong>Alt</strong> + <strong>Shift</strong> + D = greater than sign (&gt;)</blockquote>
</ul>
<ul>
	<li>Additional mappings for Xperia (mini) pro:</li>
	<blockquote><strong>SYM</strong> = opens/closes symbol input dialog
	<br><strong>Alt</strong> + S = pipe symbol (|)
	<br><strong>Alt</strong> + Z = backslash (\)
	<br><strong>Shift</strong> + ' = tilde (~)
	<br><strong>Shift</strong> + ? = grave accent (`)
	<br><strong>Shift</strong> + . = caret (^)
	<br><strong>Shift</strong> + , = greater than sign (&gt;)
	<br><strong>Shift</strong> + @ = less than sign (&lt;)
	<br><strong>Alt</strong> + <strong>Shift</strong> + U = opening square bracket ([)
	<br><strong>Alt</strong> + <strong>Shift</strong> + I = closing square bracket (])
	<br><strong>Alt</strong> + <strong>Shift</strong> + O = opening curly bracket ({)
	<br><strong>Alt</strong> + <strong>Shift</strong> + P = closing curly bracket ({)</blockquote>
</ul>