Specifications
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Enter Text
YoucantypeonyourdeviceusingtheavailabletouchscreenQWERTYkeyboard,orbyspeaking
yourinputs.
Text Input Methods
Yourdeviceoffersseveraltextinputmethods.
n Google voice typingallowsyoutospeakyourentries.
n Samsung keyboardallowsyoutoentertextbytouchingkeysonavirtualQWERTYkeyboard.
Samsungkeyboardincludesoptionalpredictivetext,whichmatchesyourkeytouchesto
commonwordssoyoucanselectawordtoinsertitintoyourtext.
n Swype™letsyouenterwordsbyswipingacrossthevirtualQWERTYkeyboard.Insteadof
tappingeachkey,useyourfingertotraceovereachletterofaword.Youcanalsotaplettersto
enterwords.
Select a Default Text Input Method
YoucanselectadefaultTextInputMethodfromSettings,orchooseoneatanytimewhileentering
text.
FromSettings:
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Press andtap >Settings>My device> Language and input > Default.
Whileenteringtext:
1. Fromascreenwhereyoucanentertext,dragdownfromthetopofthescreentoopenthe
Notificationpanel.
2. TapChoose input method,andthenchooseatextentrymethod.
Google Voice Typing
ThisfeatureusesGooglevoicerecognitiontoconvertyourspokenwordsintotext.
Use Google Voice Typing to Enter Text
1. Fromascreenwhereyoucanentertext,taptheGoogleVoiceTypingkeyonthekeyboard:










