Gesture typing
The Google keyboard supports gesture typing feature . You use this feature to
input a word by sliding through the letters .
To enable and use gesture typing:
1 . Tap and hold on the Google keyboard and then touch
Keyboard Settings
.
2 . Check
Enable gesture typing
.
3 . Move your finger from letter to letter on the keyboard to trace a word
without lifting the finger until you reach the end of the word .
Tips:
• Tap when you want to . If you want to enter a single letter, go ahead
and tap .
• Lift your finger at the end of the word . A space is added automatically
when you begin to trace the next word .
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TouchPal keyboard
The TouchPal keyboard offers three layouts:
T26
,
T12
and
T+.
You can touch
to select a layout or an input language . You can also use TouchPal Curve
®
to speed up text input by replacing the key tapping operation with a tracing
gesture where you move your finger from letter to letter without lifting the
finger until you reach the end of the word .
To switch the keyboard layout:
1 . From the home screen, tap
>
System settings
>
Language & input
>
Default
>
Touchpal
Keyboard
.
2 . On a screen with a TouchPal keyboard, tap , choose the keyboard
T+
,
T12
,
or
T26
.
The T26 layout
The T26 layout offers an input experience
similar to a computer keyboard .
• Tap the alphabetic keys to enter letters .
Tap a key and slide down to enter the
number or symbol on the key . You can also
press and hold a key and slide to choose
more characters .
• Tap
to use uppercase or lowercase .
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 .
• Slide left or right on the space key to turn on or off prediction, as indicated
by
(enabled) and
(disabled) .
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