This instruction is written based on experience using the following phablet:
- Sony Xperia Z Ultra
- Android 4.3
However, the instructions may also work for similar Android smartphones.
This note will show how to use the phablet to take notes in:
English - via keyboard,
English - via hand write
Chinese - via keyboard
Chinese - via hand write
Prerequisite apps:
Google Keep - this is a note taking app which is quite flexible. Users may choose other editors.
Change Language Settings:
- Go to Settings on Android.
- Under Personal, tap "Language & Input"
- Under "Keyboard & Input Methods", tap Default
- A window pops up with the following choices.
----- For international Xperia keyboard
----- Xperia Chinese Keyboard (Choose this if you want Chinese)
----- International Keyboard (Default, for English)
Using English Keyboard or Handwrite
- Open up Google Keep or another notepad-like editor app.
- Start writing the note and activate the keyboard.
- WARNING: to write in English, the "Xperia Chinese Keyboard" also has an English option but don't use this. Instead, for English, choose "International Keyboard" in the Language settings section above.
- Look at the keys at the botton row, and find the key marked "EN" for English or "CN" for Chinese.
- Toggle this buttion to get "EN" for English, if it is not EN already.
- Tap and hold the EN key for a few seconds, to switch between Keyboard mode or hand-writing mode.
Using Chinese Keyboard or Handwrite
- Open up Google Keep or another notepad-like editor app.
- Start writing the note and activate the keyboard.
- WARNING: to write in Chinese, the "Xperia Chinese Keyboard" must be chosen in the Language settings section above.
- Look at the keys at the botton row, and find the key marked "EN" for English or "CN" for Chinese.
- Toggle this buttion to get "CN" for Chinese, if it is not CN already.
- Tap and hold the CN key for a few seconds, to switch between Keyboard mode or hand-writing mode. The options given could be "Stroke", "Handwriting", "Pinyin".
Tricky important note is that, once in a chosen language already, changing from stroke to hand-writing requires tapping and holding on the language button, eg "EN". Different models may have different option names for handwriting or using keyboard.
- Sony Xperia Z Ultra
- Android 4.3
However, the instructions may also work for similar Android smartphones.
This note will show how to use the phablet to take notes in:
English - via keyboard,
English - via hand write
Chinese - via keyboard
Chinese - via hand write
Prerequisite apps:
Google Keep - this is a note taking app which is quite flexible. Users may choose other editors.
Change Language Settings:
- Go to Settings on Android.
- Under Personal, tap "Language & Input"
- Under "Keyboard & Input Methods", tap Default
- A window pops up with the following choices.
----- For international Xperia keyboard
----- Xperia Chinese Keyboard (Choose this if you want Chinese)
----- International Keyboard (Default, for English)
Using English Keyboard or Handwrite
- Open up Google Keep or another notepad-like editor app.
- Start writing the note and activate the keyboard.
- WARNING: to write in English, the "Xperia Chinese Keyboard" also has an English option but don't use this. Instead, for English, choose "International Keyboard" in the Language settings section above.
- Look at the keys at the botton row, and find the key marked "EN" for English or "CN" for Chinese.
- Toggle this buttion to get "EN" for English, if it is not EN already.
- Tap and hold the EN key for a few seconds, to switch between Keyboard mode or hand-writing mode.
Using Chinese Keyboard or Handwrite
- Open up Google Keep or another notepad-like editor app.
- Start writing the note and activate the keyboard.
- WARNING: to write in Chinese, the "Xperia Chinese Keyboard" must be chosen in the Language settings section above.
- Look at the keys at the botton row, and find the key marked "EN" for English or "CN" for Chinese.
- Toggle this buttion to get "CN" for Chinese, if it is not CN already.
- Tap and hold the CN key for a few seconds, to switch between Keyboard mode or hand-writing mode. The options given could be "Stroke", "Handwriting", "Pinyin".
Tricky important note is that, once in a chosen language already, changing from stroke to hand-writing requires tapping and holding on the language button, eg "EN". Different models may have different option names for handwriting or using keyboard.
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