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Phone Basics
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Enter Text
You can type on your phone using the available touchscreen QWERTY keyboard, or by
speaking your inputs.
Text Input Methods
Your phone offers several text input methods.
●
Google voice typing
allows you to speak your entries.
●
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.
●
Swype
lets you enter words by swiping across the virtual QWERTY keyboard. Instead of
tapping each key, use your finger to trace over each letter of a word. You can also tap
letters to enter words.
Select a Default Text Input Method
You can select a default Text Input Method from Settings, or choose on at any time while
entering text.
From Settings:
■ Press
and tap
>
Settings
>
My Device
tab
>
Language and input
>
Default
.
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. Tap
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 tap
Select input method
>
Google voice typing
.
2. Speak into the microphone and watch your text being entered on-screen.
3. If the text is incorrect, tap
DELETE
.
4. Once you have completed entering your text, tap
Done
. The on-screen keyboard will
reappear.