Getting Started Basic Operations 15
Enter Text
YoucantypeonyourphoneusingthetouchscreenSamsungkeyboardorGoogle™voicetyping.
Note:Keyboardlayoutsandoptionsmaychangedependingonwhereyouareusingthem.For
example,ifyouareenteringtexttodoaWebsearch,asearchiconmaybeavailableinsteadofan
enterkey.
Samsung Keyboard
UsethetouchscreenSamsungkeyboardforenteringtext.Thekeyboardappearsautomatically
whenyoutapatextentryfield,andcanbeusedineitherportraitorlandscapemode.Youcanalso
usetheGooglevoicetypingoptiontoentertextusingyourvoice.
TheSamsungkeyboardoffersatraditionalQWERTYkeyboardsetupforenteringtextbytapping
keys(likeonacomputer),alongwithenhancementsandoptionsthatallowyoutoentertextfaster
andmoreaccurately,suchascontinuouskeyinput,personalizedusagedictionaries,andmore.
Assign Samsung Keyboard for Text Entry
Ifyouhavemultipletextinputmethodsinstalledonyourdevice,youcanselecttheSamsung
keyboardtobeyourdefaulttextinputmethodfromSettings,oryoucanchooseitatanytimewhile
enteringtext.
Note:TheSamsungkeyboardisthedefaulttextinputmethodonyourphone.Additionalkeyboards
andinputmethodsareavailablefordownloadfromtheGooglePlay™store.
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Fromhome,tapApps >Settings >General management > Language and input
>Virtual keyboard>Manage keyboards,andthentapSamsung keyboardtoenableit.
Use Samsung Keyboard to Enter Text
n Taporswipeacrosskeystoentertext.Whileenteringtext,usetheseoptions:
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Ifyoumakeamistake,tapDelete todeleteincorrectcharacters.TouchandholdDelete
todeleteawholewordorfield.
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TapShift tochangethecaseofthetext(thearrowwillturnblue).TapShift twiceto
switchtoallcapitals(thekeywillturnblue).