Basic Operations
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Google keyboard
lets you use a traditional QWERTY setup to enter text. Additional options
expand your ability to enter text faster and more accurately. See
Google Keyboard
for details.
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TouchPal keyboard
lets you use Curve
®
to speed up text input by replacing key-tapping gesture
with tracing gesture where you move your finger from letter to letter without lifting the finger until
you reach the end of each word.
See
TouchPal Keyboard
for details.
Note
: Keyboard layouts and options may change depending on where you’re using them. For example, if
you’re entering text to do a Web search, a search icon may be available instead of an enter key.
Note
: Along with the pre-installed keyboards, you can download additional keyboard options from Google
Play Store. See
Find and Install an App
for details.
Google Keyboard
The Google keyboard offers a traditional QWERTY keyboard setup for entering text by tapping keys (like
on a computer), along with enhancements and options that allow you to enter text faster and more
accurately, such as continuous key input, personalized usage dictionaries, and more.
Assign Google Keyboard for Text Entry
1. Tap a text entry field, so that a keyboard displays on the screen.
2. Slide the status bar down and tap
Change keyboard
.
3. Select
Google Keyboard
.
Note
: If you cannot find the input keyboard that has been installed, it may have been disabled. To enable
it, from home, tap
Apps
>
Settings
>
Language & input
>
Virtual keyboard
>
Manage
keyboards
and tap the input keyboard that is disabled.
Use Google Keyboard
Tap the alphabetic keys to enter letters. Touch and hold some specific keys to enter associated accented
letters or numbers. For example, to enter È, touch and hold
and the available accented letters and
number 3 appear. Then slide to choose È.
● As you enter a word, candidates appear above the keyboard. Tap to select the correct one; touch
and hold to remove suggestions.
