Typing Foreign Characters
If you regularly need to type characters in foreign languages that display accent characters above or below the letter, or type the symbol for euro dollars or yen instead of American dollars, the virtual keyboard offers a unique press-and-hold feature. Just press your finger over a key and hold it there. After a few seconds, a menu of different characters appears, allowing you to slide your finger over the character you want to type.
To see how to type foreign characters, follow these steps:
From the Home screen, tap Notes. The Notes screen appears.
Tap on the Notes screen to make the virtual keyboard appear.
Press your finger over the E key and hold it until a menu of different characters appears.
Press and hold your finger ...
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