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I can't type the symboles above the numbers

Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2012 3:40 pm
by New Daddy
I can't type the symbols above the number keys (i.., !, @, #, $, etc.).
None of them.
What gives?
This is a tremendous impediment, as I can't write emails.

Re: I can't type the symboles above the numbers

Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2012 4:10 pm
by schrochem
Those are the symbols on a conventional keyboard. They are there but on different areas of this keyboard. In general settings make sure you have 'show alt labels' check marked. Then go back to the keyboard and long press the letter that has the symbol you want. You can also hit the '123' key to bring up the most popular symbols.

Re: I can't type the symboles above the numbers

Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2012 4:59 pm
by New Daddy
schrochem wrote:Those are the symbols on a conventional keyboard. They are there but on different areas of this keyboard. In general settings make sure you have 'show alt labels' check marked. Then go back to the keyboard and long press the letter that has the symbol you want. You can also hit the '123' key to bring up the most popular symbols.
I should have made my question clearer.

I have a physical, sliding keyboard. I can't type these symbols from the sliding QWERTY keyboard. I see the symbols and type them from the soft (virtual) keyboard fine.

Re: I can't type the symboles above the numbers

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 7:26 pm
by New Daddy
Today, I found the answer. Try MultiLing Keyboard (https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... atin&hl=en). It is free, versatile and takes care of the couple of issues that Smart Keyboard had, which its developer has neglected to solve, including the proper voice recognition language. MiltiLing follows the language of the current keyboard when on voice recognition.

Goodbye Smart Keybard Pro, and welcome MiltiLing!