Chapter 3. Working with Text

A smartphone is, of course, a phone, but a vast array of its functionality depends on good old-fashioned text. The Fire phone sports a number of ways to both enter and manipulate text. In this chapter, you’ll learn how to use the keyboard, enable advanced features, and work with text like a pro.

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Using your Fire to send text messages to someone (texting) is covered in Chapter 6.

Keyboard

Whenever you encounter a place where text entry is appropriate on your Fire, the keyboard automatically appears (3.1). Each time you tap a letter or number, your Fire vibrates a little to give you some feedback (this is called ...

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