What can you do with the new Windows 10 mobile keyboard?
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It has been a long time since that first virtual keyboard of Windows Phone 7, which wasted space on the screen and which, unfortunately, lacked enough to be practical and competitive. But things have changed a lot, and the new Windows 10 mobile keyboard brings new features to improve the user experience.
Who remembers that time when physical keyboards were part of many smart mobile phones? Today, with an overwhelming majority of 100% touch phones, the means used to enter words turns out to be basic.
The keyboard adapts to you
The truth is that with the 6" screen of my Lumia 1520 I have an additional advantage over other Microsoft terminals: more space means having more letters larges and therefore more accurate counting when playing on the keys and less need to rely on auto-correction of words.
"One of the things that has surprised me is the effectiveness when writing text using voice recognition, which really works good. At least the basic punctuation marks, the comma and period, are entered correctly: the period, if we pause briefly, is automatically added to close the sentence. I&39;ve also found that to be as effective as possible, we need to speak at a certain pace, but not speed up too much."
Just like on other platforms, in Windows 10 you also have the ability to scroll the keyboard left and right, although this will mean a considerable reduction in the size of the keys. Why do it? To operate the phone with one hand and comfortably reach the keys, perfect for terminals such as the Lumia 950 XL or Lumia 640 XL: with 5" screens >
With Windows 10 it is also possible to change the keyboard size, taking up less screen space both horizontally and vertically if you choose a dimension medium and small. Do you have small hands? You may want to do this as it will take less space on the screen for the message or document you are editing.
With integrated cursor
"Microsoft has added a very useful extra for editing texts and correcting words, an integrated cursor that is represented as a blue dot: with the keyboard vertical it is located between the key Z>"
Did you know that you can scroll the keyboard vertically? Some will think that it does not make much sense to do this but, if one thinks about it, it will contribute to the way and the point in which we hold the phone. If you have long fingers, it may be worth it to place the keyboard closer to the middle of the screen than at the end, where it would force your thumbs to flex more if you want to hold the terminal firmly. That is what I have been able to verify personally.
A less traditional writing method is the one that allows you to form words by pulling lines between their characters. A blue line will mark the route while the word is spelled. Is it necessary to be 100% effective? No, you can err and trust the automatic prediction provided by Microsoft's virtual keyboard. The swype type method turns out to be practical if we have the phone on a flat surface or we are holding it well with one hand.
Accessible
The Windows 10 mobile keyboard is fully accessible, and allows you to switch between multiple languages with a simple gesture on the space key ( left and right) . In the lower left corner there is a dedicated key to access emoticons and another to display numerical values and punctuation marks.
Pressing for a few seconds on the key &123 opens a vertical menu through which you can enter the keyboard settings section , move the keyboard to the left or right, and also switch between the various active languages on the keyboard of our Smartphone. Are you right handed? Or lefty? In configuration you can change the location of the cursor, or even disable it.
