Device Basics
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Tips for using Swype Text Input:
● To enter double letters, scribble slightly or make a loop on the letter. For example, to get
the "ll" in "hello", scribble (or make a loop) on the "l" key.
● Touch when you want to. If you want to enter a single letter, go ahead and touch.
● Lift your finger at the end of the word. A space is added automatically when you “Swype”
the next word.
Tips for Editing Text
Your device gives you many options to make entering text easier, including copying, cutting,
and pasting text, using voice-to-text input, customizing the user dictionary, using predictive text,
and more.
● To select text when editing, touch and hold the text and then touch
Select word
or
Select all
in the pop-up menu.
● To cut or copy text, touch and hold the selected the text and then touch
Cut
or
Copy
.
● To paste text, touch a location to paste and then touch and hold to open the pop-up
menu, then touch
Paste
. You can paste the cut or copied text.
Text Input Settings
To choose the text input settings, press
>
, and then touch
Settings
>
Language &
keyboard
.
In the
Keyboard settings
section, you can choose the settings for Android keyboard and
Swype.
Android Keyboard Settings:
●
Vibrate on keypress:
Select to make the phone vibrate on keypress.
●
Sound on keypress:
Select to make the phone sound on keypress.
●
Popup on keypress:
Select to display popup prompt on keypress.
●
Touch to correct words:
Select to correct entered words by touching them.
●
Auto-capitalization:
Select to capitalize the first letter in each sentence automatically.
●
Show settings key:
Choose to show or hide the settings key on the keyboard, or to
show it automatically.
●
Voice input:
Select to display the voice input icon on the main or symbols keyboard.
You can also hide the icon.
