This section describes how to use some of the keyboard keys on Windows Phone Emulator. The behavior of the keys is the same as on a Windows Phone device.
Special Keys
The following table describes the behavior of special keys on the keyboard.
Key Name |
Emulator key |
Key usage |
ENTER |
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Press to insert a new line. Press and hold to insert multiple lines. |
BACKSPACE |
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Press to delete a single character to the left of the cursor. Press and hold to delete multiple characters. Press and hold for a longer period to delete multiple words. |
SPACE |
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Press to insert a single space. Press and hold to insert multiple spaces. |
SHIFT |
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Press to switch between Shift On and Shift Off. Shift On mode remains in effect until the next key press completes. Press and hold to switch between Shift Off and Shift Lock. When FN mode is FN On or FN Locked, press SHIFT to switch between Shift Off and Shift Lock. |
EMOTICON |
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Press to open the emoticon picker. |
&123 |
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Press to display symbols and numbers keyboard. |
abcd |
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Press to display the default alphabetic keyboard. |
LEFT ARROW |
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Press to display the next page of keys. |
RIGHT ARROW |
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Press to display the previous page of keys. |
Accents |
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Press and hold a letter to display the available accented forms of the letter. |
Language |
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Press multiple times to cycle through the available languages. Press and hold to display the available languages. |
For more information, see On-Screen Keyboard Input Scope Index for Windows Phone.
Shift Mode
Use Shift mode to type uppercase letters. If you switch between editable fields, the Shift mode resets to Shift Off. The Shift mode state of the hardware keyboard is independent of the Shift mode state of the software input panel (SIP).
If you press the SHIFT key, and while holding the Shift key down press a second key, the second key is treated as if Shift mode is set to Shift On. This action is not treated as a press-and-hold action of the SHIFT key. After you release the SHIFT key, Shift mode is set to Shift Off.
The following table shows the supported Shift modes.
Mode |
Symbol |
Notes |
Shift Off |
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This is the default Shift mode. |
Shift On |
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Shift On mode remains in effect until the next key press completes, unless the next key pressed is FN or SYM, which do not reset the Shift mode. |
Shift Lock (CAPS LOCK) |
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Shift Lock locks the keyboard in Shift On mode. |
FN Mode
The FN mode determines whether the primary or secondary actions of a key are enabled. In FN On mode, the secondary action is enabled. If you switch between editable fields, the FN mode resets to FN Off.
If you press the FN key, and while holding the FN key down you press a second key, the second key is treated as if FN mode is set to FN On. This action is not treated as a press-and-hold action of the FN key. After you release the FN key, FN mode is set to FN Off.
The following table shows the supported FN modes.
Mode |
Symbol |
Notes |
FN Off |
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This is the default FN mode. |
FN On |
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FN On mode remains in effect until the next key press completes, unless the next key pressed is SHIFT or SYM, which do not reset the FN mode. |
FN Lock |
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FN Lock locks the keyboard in FN On mode. |
Shift Mode and FN Mode Combinations
The following table shows the input result for various combinations of Shift mode and FN mode.
FN mode |
Shift Off |
Shift On |
Shift Lock |
FN Off |
Primary action or character, lowercase characters. |
Primary action or character, uppercase characters. |
Primary action or character, consecutive uppercase characters. Used for acronyms or inserting words in all uppercase. |
FN On |
Secondary action or character, lowercase characters. Used for symbols or accented letters. |
Secondary action or character, uppercase characters. Used for uppercase accented letters. |
Secondary action or character, consecutive uppercase characters. Used for acronyms or inserting words with accents in all uppercase. |
FN Lock |
Secondary action or character, lowercase characters. Used for numeric values. |
Not supported. |
Not supported. |