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Google Voice Typing
Google voice typing uses the Google voice recognition service
to convert speech to text. You must have a data connection on a
mobile or Wi-Fi network to use it.
1. Tap to access the voice-typing feature when you are using
the Google keyboard.
2. When you see the microphone image, speak what you want
to type. Tap underlined words to select an alternative.
3. Tap
to delete recently entered text.
Tip: Say “comma,” “period,” “question mark,” “exclamation mark,”
or “exclamation point” to enter punctuation.
Editing Text
• Move the insertion point: Tap where you want to type. The
cursor blinks in the new position, and a tab appears below it.
Drag the tab to move the cursor.
• Select text: Press and hold or double-tap within the text.
The nearest word highlights, with a tab at each end of the
selection. Drag the tabs to change the selection.
• Cut or copy: Select the text, and
then tap CUT or COPY.
• Replace text with the clipboard
text: Select the text you want to
replace. Then tap PASTE.
• Share text: Select the text, tap SHARE,
and select a method.
• Use Google search: Select the text you want to search for, and
then tap ASSIST. (You must be signed in to a Google account.)
KNOWING THE BASICS