Basic Operations 39
Assign Google Keyboard for Text Entry
1. Tap a text entry field, so that a keyboard displays on the screen.
2. Slide the status bar down and tap Change keyboard.
3. Select Google Keyboard.
Note: If you cannot find the input keyboard that has been installed, it may have been disabled. To enable
it, from home, tap Apps > Settings > Language & input > Current keyboard > Choose
keyboards and tap the input keyboard that is disabled.
Use Google Keyboard
Tap the alphabetic keys to enter letters. Touch and hold some specific keys to enter associated accented
letters or numbers. For example, to enter È, touch and hold and the available accented letters and
number 3 appear. Then slide to choose È.
● As you enter a word, candidates appear above the keyboard. Tap to select the correct one; touch
and hold to see more possible options.
● Tap to use uppercase. Double-tap to lock uppercase. This key also changes to indicate
the current case you are using: for lowercase, for uppercase, and when locked in
uppercase.
● Tap to delete the text before the cursor.
● Tap to select numbers and symbols. You can then tap to find more.
● Tap to enter emoji or emoticon.
● Tap to use Google voice typing.
● Touch and hold to change the input languages or set up the Google keyboard.
Use Gesture Typing
The Google keyboard supports the gesture typing feature. You can use this feature to input a word by
sliding through the letters.
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