3.Tap
Voice input
.
4. Tap the option for where you want to use
(
On main keyboard
or
On symbols keyboard
). Or tap
Off
to turn off voice input.
Entering text by speaking
You can enter text by speaking, in most places that you can enter text with the Android keyboard.
1. Tap a text field.
2. Tap the
on the keyboard.
3. When prompted to “Speak now,” speak what you want to enter.
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Say “comma,” “period,” “question mark,” or “exclamation point” to enter punctuation.
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When you pause, what you spoke is transcribed by the speech-recognition service, entered in the text field and underlined.
You can tap
to erase the underlined text. If you start typing or entering more text by speaking, the underline disappears.
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You can edit the on screen text by typing or speaking.
Using Swype Text Entry Method
Entering text using the Swype keyboard
Swype lets you enter a word with one continuous motion: just drag your finger over the letters in the word.
1. Place your finger on the key with the first letter of the word and drag your finger to each subsequent letter without lifting
your finger off the screen.
2. Continue until you have finished the word. Lift your finger after the last letter.
3. If Swype cannot clearly determine your word, the word choice window opens. Select an alternative word from the list.
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For example, to enter ‘Love’ : Trace from
l
to
o
to
v
to
e
. To capitalize a letter, drag your finger above the keyboard after
each letter you want to capitalize.
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