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Master the Apple TV keyboard with these two tricks

<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/master-fourth-generation-apple-tv-keyboard-these-two-tricks' title="Master the Apple TV keyboard with these two tricks"><img src='(http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large/public/field/image/2015/10/apple-tv-keyboard-hero.jpg)?itok=gRiO2zId' />[/url]</p> <p class="intro">Here's a fun trick: Learn how to quickly type special characters on your Apple TV.</p> <p>The Siri Remote is notably faster than its predecessors at text entry, but you're still dealing with the swipe-and-click-to-select process when it comes to entering letters and switching from uppercase to lowercase keyboards. And since Bluetooth keyboards don't currently seem to be supported, you're going to be doing a lot of swipe-and-click-to-select-ing.</p> <h2>Meet the Apple TV keyboard</h2> <p>If you're using an English keyboard, you'll see up to five different keyboard options: "abc", "ABC", "#+-", "123", and "Recent". The first two are the lowercase and uppercase variations of the alphabet with a basic numberpad; the "#+-" keyboard contains symbols and numbers; "123" contains solely numbers; and "Recent" saves recently entered phrases.</p> <p>Third-party apps can incorporate any and all these options depending on the type of text entry required.</p> <h2>How to quickly re-enter your email address</h2> <p>If you want to avoid repeatedly typing your email address or the same search query on the Apple TV, use the <strong>Recent</strong> keyboard: It saves any email addresses, account names, or search terms you've entered recently.</p> <p><a href='http://www.imore.com/master-fourth-generation-apple-tv-keyboard-these-two-tricks' title="Master the Apple TV keyboard with these two tricks"><img src='(http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large/public/field/image/2015/10/apple-tv-recently-used.jpg)?itok=tLIjnguV' />[/url]</p> <h2>How to add accented characters and uppercase letters</h2> <p>If you want the text-entry process to go just a bit quicker, here's a nifty little shortcut: <strong>Tap and hold</strong> on any lower-case key to reveal its uppercase version, along with any accented variations. This way, you don't have to repeatedly switch between the Uppercase, Lowercase, and Symbol keyboards.</p> <p><a href='http://www.imore.com/master-fourth-generation-apple-tv-keyboard-these-two-tricks' title="Master the Apple TV keyboard with these two tricks"><img src='(http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large/public/field/image/2015/10/apple-tv-keyboard-shortcuts.jpg)?itok=-rjSyT95' />[/url]</p> <h2>Any other fun keyboard tricks you've discovered?</h2> <p>Let us know in the comments.</p> </div></div></div><br clear='all'/>

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