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Using XT9 Predictive Text
XT9 is a predictive text system that has next-letter prediction
and regional error correction.
Note:
XT9 is only available when ABC mode is selected. XT9
advanced settings are available only if the XT9 field has
been selected.
1.
Press
➔
and then tap
Settings
➔
Language
and input
➔
(adjacent to the
Samsung keypad
field).
– or –
From within an active text entry screen, tap
from
the bottom of the screen to reveal the
Samsung keypad
settings
screen.
2.
Set any of the following options:
• Portrait keypad types
allows you to choose a keypad
configuration (Qwerty Keypad [default] or 3x4 Keypad).
• Input languages
sets the input language. Tap a language from
the available list. The keyboard is updated to the selected
language.
• XT9
enables predictive text entry mode. This must be enabled
to gain access to the advanced settings.
• XT9 advanced settings
configuration of more advanced XT9
features. For more information, refer to
“Using XT9
Predictive Text”
on page 97.
• Keypad sweeping
allows changing between the input modes
without having to use the Input Mode key. You can "sweep" the
displayed keypad aside, in a similar manner to scrolling through
the Home screens.
• Character preview
provides an automatic preview of the
current character selection within the text string. This is helpful
when multiple characters are available within one key.
• Auto-capitalization
automatically capitalizes the first letter of
the first word in each sentence (standard English style).
• Voice input
activates the Voice input feature. This is an
experimental feature that uses Google’s networked speech
recognition application.
• Auto full stop
automatically inserts a full stop by tapping the
space bar twice.
• Tutorial
launches a brief onscreen tutorial covering the main
concepts related to the Samsung keypad.