To change the Gesture input settings
1
When the on-screen keyboard is displayed, tap .
2
Tap , then tap
Keyboard settings
.
3
To activate or deactivate the Gesture input function, mark or unmark the
Gesture input
checkbox.
To enter text using the Gesture input function
1
When the on-screen keyboard is displayed, slide your finger from letter to letter
to trace the word that you want to write.
2
After you finish entering a word, lift up your finger. A word suggestion appears
based on the letters that you have traced.
3
If the word that you want does not appear, tap to see other options and
select accordingly. If the desired option does not appear, delete the entire
word and trace it again, or enter the word by tapping each letter individually.
Entering text using voice input
When you enter text, you can use the voice input function instead of typing the
words. Just speak the words that you want to enter. Voice input is an experimental
technology from Google™, and is available for a number of languages and regions.
To enable voice input
1
When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard, tap .
2
Tap , then tap
Keyboard settings
.
3
Mark the
Google voice typing key
checkbox.
4
Tap to save your settings. A microphone icon appears on your on-screen
keyboard.
To enter text using voice input
1
Open the on-screen keyboard.
2
Tap . When appears, speak to enter text.
3
When you're finished, tap again. The suggested text appears.
4
Edit the text manually if necessary.
To make the keyboard appear and enter text manually, tap
.
Editing text
You can select, cut, copy and paste text as you write. You can access the editing
tools by double-tapping the entered text. The editing tools then become available via
an application bar.
Application bar
1
Close the application bar
2
Select all text
3
Cut text
4
Copy text
5
Paste text
only appears when you have text saved on the clipboard.
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