Tablet Basics
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Text Input Methods
Your tablet offers several text input methods.
●
Google voice typing
allows you to speak your entries.
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Samsung keyboard
allows you to enter text by touching keys on a virtual QWERTY
keyboard. Samsung keyboard includes optional predictive text, which matches your key
touches to common words so you can select a word to insert it into your text.
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Swype
lets you enter words by swiping across the virtual QWERTY keyboard. Instead of
touching each key, use your finger to trace over each letter of a word. You can also
touch letters to enter words.
Select a Default Text Input Method
You can select a default Text Input Method from Settings, or choose one at any time while
entering text.
From Settings:
■ Press
and touch
Menu
>
Settings
>
Language and input
>
Default
and
then choose a text entry method.
While entering text:
1. From a screen where you can enter text, drag down from the top of the screen to open
the Notifications panel.
2. Touch
Select input method
, and then choose a text entry method.
Google Voice Typing
This feature uses Google voice recognition to convert your spoken words into text.
Use Google Voice Typing to Enter Text
1. From a screen where you can enter text, drag down from the top of the screen to open
the Notifications panel, and then touch
Select input method
>
Google voice typing
.
2. Speak into the microtablet and watch your text being entered on-screen.
3. If the text is incorrect, touch
DELETE
.
4. Once you have completed entering your text, touch
. The on-screen keyboard will
reappear.
Note
: Select a language by touching the language displayed at the top of the
Listening
area.
Touch
Add more languages
to assign a new language via the Google voice typing menu.
Removing the check mark from the
Automatic
field allows you to select additional languages.
