Phone Basics
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Your device offers several text input methods.
●
Google voice typing
allows you to speak your entries.
●
Samsung keyboard
allows you to enter text by touching keys on a virtual QWERTY
keyboard. Samsung keyboard includes optional predictive text, which matches your key
touches to common words so you can select a word to insert it into your text.
●
Swype
lets you enter words by swiping across the virtual QWERTY keyboard. Instead of
tapping each key, use your finger to trace over each letter of a word. You can also tap
letters to enter words.
Select a Default Text Input Method
You can select a default Text Input Method from Settings, or choose one at any time while
entering text.
From Settings:
► Press
>
>
Settings
>
Language and input
>
Default
and then select an input
method.
While entering text:
1. From a screen where you can enter text, touch and drag down the Notifications area.
2. Tap
Choose input method
and select an input method.
Google Voice Typing
Google voice typing uses Google voice recognition to convert your spoken words into text.
Use Google Voice Typing to Enter Text
1. From a screen where you can enter text, touch and drag down the Notifications area.
2. Tap
Choose input method
>
Google voice typing
.
3. Speak into the microphone and watch your text being entered onscreen.
4. If the text is incorrect, tap
DELETE
.
5. Once you have completed entering your text, tap the microphone to pause voice typing.
Then, tap the keyboard icon to return to the onscreen keyboard.
Configure Google Voice Typing
► Press
>
>
Settings
>
Language and input
, and then tap
next to
Voice Typing
.
