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Rearranging the Primary Shortcuts
The customizable primary shortcuts area at the bottom of the home screen remains the
same on every home screen panel. You can keep up to five items in the primary shortcuts
area. Drag shortcuts or folders in or out of the area.
Entering Text
You can enter text using the on-screen keyboard. Some apps open it automatically. In
others, you open it by tapping where you want to type. You can press the
Back Key
to
hide the on-screen keyboard. You can also enter text by speaking with the Google voice
typing feature.
Enabling or Disabling Input Methods
1. Swipe up on the home screen and tap
Settings > System > Languages & input >
Virtual keyboard > Manage keyboards
.
2. Tap the switches beside the input methods to enable or disable them as options for
entering text.
NOTE:
Some default input methods may not be disabled.
Changing Input Methods
1. When you use the on-screen keyboard to enter text, the
icon appears in the
Status Bar.
NOTE:
The
icon appears only when more than one input method is installed and
enabled for use.
2. Open the Notification Panel and tap
Change keyboard
.
3. Select the input method you need.
Gboard
Gboard provides a layout similar to a desktop computer keyboard. When screen auto-
rotation is enabled, turn the phone sideways and the keyboard will change from portrait
to landscape. The landscape keyboard is not supported in all applications.
• Tap the alphabetic keys to enter letters. Press and hold some specific keys to enter
associated accented letters or numbers. For example, to enter É, press and hold
and the available accented letters and number 3 appear. Then slide to choose
É
.
• As you enter a word, candidates appear above the keyboard. Tap the correct one to
select it.
• Tap to use uppercase. Double-tap to lock uppercase. This key also changes to
indicate the current case you are using: for lowercase, for uppercase, and
when locked in uppercase.
• Tap to delete the text before the cursor.
• Tap to select numbers and symbols. You can then tap
to find more.
• Tap to choose emoji, emoticons, GIFs, Bitmoji, or stickers.
• Tap to use Google voice typing.
Knowing the Basics
Knowing the Basics
