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Basic operations (continued)
On-screen keyboard
You can use the on-screen keyboard to input text.
A keyboard with a keyboard layout appropriate for the language you have selected
under “Keyboard” in the System Configuration menu will be displayed.
Cursor
– text insertion point
Operating the on-screen keyboard with an analog controller (DUALSHOCK®2)
* You can type in capital letters by holding down the R1 button while typing.
Inputting symbols and special characters
Switch keyboards using the SELECT button.
You can choose from among the 4 keyboards listed below.
• standard keyboard
• special character keyboard
• symbol keyboard
• numerical keyboard
The keyboard in use is highlighted in
at the lower right of the screen.
Erasing characters
If you type in the wrong character by mistake, use the buttons shown below to erase
the mistaken character and type in the correct one.
s button – erase the character immediately before the cursor
R1 button + s button – erase the character immediately after the cursor
Changing to the keyboard for a different language
If you want to use the keyboard for a different language, choose the language you
want to use under “Keyboard” in the System Configuration menu.
For details on keyboard settings, see “Changing system settings ” (pages 12 – 14).
Text input area
Help key
– displays the Basic
Operations screen (for
use when inputting by
controller)
Enter key
Shift key
Caps Lock
key
Space bar – inserts a blank space
Tab key
× button
f button
s button
a button
START button
SELECT button
Enter
Space
Backspace
Back
Accept and quit
Switch keyboard
R1 button
L2 button, R2 button
Directional buttons
R1 button + s button
Shift*
Move cursor
Select key/item
Delete
BS (Backspace) key
– erases the character directly before the cursor