Data Entry for Mobile Devices Using Soft Keyboards: Understanding the Effects of Keyboard Size and User Tasks

International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 163-184

  Sears, Andrew ^a   Zha, Ying ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER KEYBOARDS; DECISION MAKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANTS;

MOBILE DEVICES;

DATA ACQUISITION;

EID: 0344515605     PISSN: 10447318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327590IJHC1602_03     Document Type: Article

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