On-Screen Keyboard Input Scope Index for Windows Phone
March 22, 2012
You can make it much faster and easier for users to enter data in your Windows Phone applications by changing the on-screen keyboard. This topic shows you the different on-screen keyboard options, with their corresponding input scopes. For more information, see How to: Change the On-Screen Keyboard Input Scope in Windows Phone.
A Keyboard Index sample application that contains all the different keyboard options is available as a download. For more information, see Code Samples for Windows Phone.
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The on-screen keyboard is also referred to as the software-based input panel, or SIP. |
In general, most of the Windows Phone keyboards contain the following features. Exceptions are noted in the table that follows the list of features.
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Press and hold the period key to display additional options (- ! : ? .).
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Press the &123 key to change to the number and symbol keyboard.
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Press the abcd key to change to the default alphabetic keyboard.
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Use the left and right arrows to see additional pages of keys.
The following table contains the on-screen keyboard options for Windows Phone OS 7.1.
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Keyboard |
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Includes auto-complete and an emoticon menu with two pages of emoticons. |
Chat, Text |
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The default keyboard. |
AddressCity, AddressCountryName, AddressCountryShortName, AddressStateOrProvince, AddressStreet*, AlphanumericFullWidth, AlphanumericHalfWidth, Bopomofo, DateDayName, DateMonthName, Default, FileName, FullFilePath, Hanja, Hiragana, KatakanaFullWidth, KatakanaHalfWidth, LogOnName, OneChar, Password, PersonalFullName, PersonalGivenName, PersonalMiddleName, PersonalNamePrefix, PersonalNameSuffix, Yomi *AddressStreet produces this keyboard when the keyboard language on the phone or emulator is set to any language other than English, French, Filipino, Malay, or Indonesian. |
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Includes the @ and .com keys. Press and hold the .com key to display additional options (.org .com .edu .net). |
EmailNameOrAddress, EmailSmtpAddress, EmailUserName |
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Includes the .com key. Press and hold the .com key to display additional options (.com .org .edu .net). Press and hold the period key to display additional options (- + & " : . /). |
Url |
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Press the 123 key to change to the telephone number keyboard. Press and hold the period key to display additional options (- _ , .). |
NameOrPhoneNumber |
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Contains numbers and symbols. |
AddressStreet*, CurrencyAmountAndSymbol, CurrencyChinese, PostalAddress, PostalCode, Time *AddressStreet produces this keyboard when the keyboard language on the phone or emulator is set to English, French, Filipino, Malay, or Indonesian. |
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Mimics the telephone keypad. Press and hold the period key to display additional options (, ( ) X .). Press and hold the 0 key to enter +. |
TelephoneAreaCode, TelephoneCountryCode, TelephoneLocalNumber, TelephoneNumber |
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Contains numbers and a decimal point. Press and hold the period key to display additional options (. , -). |
CurrencyAmount, DateDay, DateMonth, DateYear, Digits, Number, NumberFullWidth, NumericPassword, TimeHour, TimeMinorSec |
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Includes auto-complete. |
Maps, Search |
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Includes auto-complete. Press and hold the equal key for additional options ( ( = ) : < > ). Press the &123 key to change to the number and symbol keyboard, optimized for entering numeric formulas. |
Formula |
Important Note:
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The following Input scopes are not supported in Windows Phone applications: ApplicationEnd, EnumString, PhraseList, Private, RegularExpression, Srgs, Xml. |
