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Text entry settings & dictionary
Choose your keyboard style and edit the dictionary of words 
your phone suggests:
Find it: Apps  >  Settings > Language & input
• To choose your touchscreen keyboard, tap Current 
Keyboard
. To allow voice entry from the keyboard, tap 
Google voice typing.
• To change the preferences for your keyboard, tap Google 
Keyboard
. 
• To add or edit the words that your phone suggests and 
recognizes, tap Personal dictionary.
Cut, copy & paste
Cut, copy, and paste names, phone numbers, addresses, 
quotes, or anything else in a text box.
 
1 To highlight a word, touch and hold it.
To highlight more words, drag the selector at the edge of 
the highlight.
2 Tap  CUT or COPY.
Tip: Tap SHARE to send the text to another app on your 
phone. 
3 Open the text box where you want to paste the text (even if 
it’s in a different app).
4 Tap in the text box, then touch and hold to show the PASTE 
option. Tap PASTE to paste the text.
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