Phone Basics 28
Enter Text
YoucantypeonyourdeviceusingtheavailabletouchscreenQWERTYkeyboard,orbyspeaking
yourinputs.
Text Input Methods
Yourdeviceoffersseveraltextinputmethods.
n Google voice typingallowsyoutospeakyourentries.
n Samsung keyboardallowsyoutoentertextbytouchingkeysonavirtualQWERTYkeyboard.
Samsungkeyboardincludesoptionalpredictivetext,whichmatchesyourkeytouchesto
commonwordssoyoucanselectawordtoinsertitintoyourtext.
n SwypeletsyouenterwordsbyswipingacrossthevirtualQWERTYkeyboard.Insteadof
tappingeachkey,useyourfingertotraceovereachletterofaword.Youcanalsotaplettersto
enterwords.
SelectaDefaultTextInputMethod
YoucanselectadefaultTextInputMethodfromSettings,orchooseonatanytimewhileentering
text.
FromSettings:
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Press andtap > Settings >Controls> Language and input > Default.
Whileenteringtext:
1. Fromascreenwhereyoucanentertext,dragdownfromthetopofthescreentoopenthe
Notificationpanel.
2. TapSelect input method,andthenchooseatextentrymethod.
Google Voice Typing
ThisfeatureusesGooglevoicerecognitiontoconvertyourspokenwordsintotext.
UseGoogleVoiceTypingtoEnterText
1. Fromascreenwhereyoucanentertext,taptheGoogleVoiceTypingkeyonthekeyboard:
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ontheSwypekeyboard
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ontheSamsungkeyboard