Enter the characters, letters and words manually in the centre display

Updated 19/10/2021

The centre display keyboard allows you to enter characters, letters and words on the screen by "drawing" by hand.

Press the button on the keyboard to change from typing with the keys to entering letters and characters by hand.

Writing characters/letters/words by hand

Write a character, a letter, a word or parts of a word in the area for hand-written letters. Write a word or parts of a word above each other or on a line.

A number of suggested characters, letters or words is shown. The most likely choice is found at the top of the list.

Important

Do not use sharp objects on the screen as they may scratch it.

Enter the character/letters/word by waiting a moment.

The character/letter/word at the top of the list is entered. It is also possible to select a different character by pressing the required character, letter or word in the list.

Deleting/changing characters/letters written by hand

P5-1717-ALL-Keypad_erase_handwriting — Delete all characters in the text field (2) by swiping across the handwriting field (1).

There are several options for deleting/changing characters/letters:

Press the intended letter or word in the list.
Press the text undo button to delete the letter and begin again.
Swipe horizontally from right to left2 over the area for handwritten letters. Delete multiple letters by swiping over the area several times.
Pressing the X in the text field deletes all of the entered text.

Changing row in the free text field with handwriting

P5-1717-ALL-Keypad_new row — Change row by hand by drawing the above character in the handwriting field3.

Entering a space in the free text field with handwriting recognition

P5-1717-ALL-Keypad_blank spaces — Enter a space by drawing a dash from left to right4.