Phone Basics 33
Configure Samsung Keyboard
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Press andtouch >Settings>My devicetab>Language and input,andthen
touch nexttoSamsungkeyboard.Formoreinformation,seeSamsungKeyboard.
Swype
SwypeletsyouenterwordsbytracingoverthelettersonthevirtualQWERTYkeyboard.Insteadof
touchingeachkey,useyourfingertotraceovereachletterofaword.Youcanalsotouchlettersto
enterwords.
Swypeprovidesnext-letterpredictionandregionalerrorcorrection,whichcancompensatefor
touchingthewrongkeysonthevirtualQWERTYkeyboards.
Use Swype to Enter Text
1. Fromascreenwhereyoucanentertextdragdownfromthetopofthescreentoopenthe
NotificationPanel,andthentouchChoose input method>Swype.
2. Swipeyourfingercontinuouslyovertheletterstoformaword.Asyouswipeoverletters,words
matchingyourpatterndisplayatthetopoftheSwypekeyboard.Toenteraword,liftyourfinger,
ortouchawordatthetopofthekeyboard.
3. Whileenteringtext,usetheseoptions:
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Delete:Ifyoumakeamistake,touch todeleteasinglecharacter.Touchandhold
todeleteanentirewordorfield.
l Letter Case:Bydefault,Swypestartswithacapitalatthebeginningoftext.
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Touch tochangetouppercase.Afteryoutypealetter,Swypeautomatically
changestolowercase.
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Touch onceortouch twicetoenterallcapitals.Touch toreturntolower
case.
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Symbols:Touch toswitchtoasymbolskeyboard.Therearetwopagesofsymbols.
Touch togotothesecondpage.Touch toreturntothealphanumerickeyboard.
Configure Swype
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Press andtouch >Settings>My devicetab>Language and input,andthen
touch nexttoSwype.