Phone Basics 30
Note:FormoreinformationaboutSamsungKeyboardsettings,seeSamsungKeyboardSettings.
Swype
SwypeletsyouenterwordsbytracingoverthelettersonthevirtualQWERTYkeyboard.Insteadof
tappingeachkey,useyourfingertotraceovereachletterofaword.Youcanalsotapletterstoenter
words.
Swypeprovidesnext-letterpredictionandregionalerrorcorrection,whichcancompensatefor
tappingthewrongkeysonthevirtualQWERTYkeyboards.
Note:ThefirsttimeyouuseSwype,you’llseeanonscreentutorial.Followthepromptstosee
helpfultipsonusingSwype.
UseSwypetoEnterText
1. Fromascreenwhereyoucanentertextdragdownfromthetopofthescreentoopenthe
Notificationpanel,andthentapSelect input method> Swype.
2. Swipeyourfingercontinuouslyovertheletterstoformaword.Asyouswipeoverletters,words
matchingyourpatterndisplayatthetopoftheSwypekeyboard.Toenteraword,liftyourfinger,
ortapawordatthetopofthekeyboard.
3. Whileenteringtext,usetheseoptions:
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Ifyoumakeamistake,tap todeleteasinglecharacter.Touchandhold todelete
anentirewordorfield.
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Bydefault,Swypestartswithacapitalatthebeginningoftext.Tap tostartwithacapital
letter,ortaptwicetoenterallcapitals.
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Tap toswitchtoasymbolskeyboard,andthentapkeystoentersymbols.
ConfigureSwype
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Press andtap > Settings >Controls> Language and input,andthentap
besideSwype.
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FromtheSwypekeyboard,touchandhold .
Note:FormoreinformationaboutSwypesettings,seeSwypeSettings.