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n Google voice typingallowsyoutospeakyourentries.
n Samsung keyboardallowsyoutoentertextbytouchingkeysonavirtualQWERTYkeyboard.
Samsungkeyboardincludesoptionalpredictivetext,whichmatchesyourkeytouchesto
commonwordssoyoucanselectawordtoinsertitintoyourtext.
n SwypeletsyouenterwordsbyswipingacrossthevirtualQWERTYkeyboard.Insteadof
touchingeachkey,useyourfingertotraceovereachletterofaword.Youcanalsotouchletters
toenterwords.
Select a Default Text Input Method
YoucanselectadefaultTextInputMethodfromSettings,orchooseoneatanytimewhileentering
text.
From Settings
n
Press andtouch >Settings>My Device tab>Language and input>
Default.
While Entering Text
1. Fromascreenwhereyoucanentertext,dragdownfromthetopofthescreentoopenthe
NotificationPanel.
2. TouchChoose input methodandchooseatextentrymethod.
Google Voice Typing
ThisfeatureusesGooglevoicerecognitiontoconvertyourspokenwordsintotext.
Use Google Voice Typing to Enter Text
1.
Touch onthekeyboard.
2. AttheSpeak now prompt,speakclearlyanddistinctlyintothemicrophone.Thesoftware
convertsyourvoicetotext,whichisdisplayedinthemessage.
3. Keepspeakingtoaddmoretext.
4.
Touch todisplaytheSamsungkeyboard.
Note:Thefeatureworksbestwhenyoubreakyourmessagedownintosmallersegments.