Specifications

Tablet Basics 23
Touchscreen Keyboards
TouchscreenkeyboardentrycanbedoneineitherPortraitorLandscapeorientations.The
Landscapeorientationprovidesmorespaceandresultsinslightlybiggeron-screenkeys.Ifyoufind
thatyouprefertoentertextviatheon-screenkeyboard,andneedbiggerkeys,usethisorientation.
Text Input Methods
Yourtabletoffersseveraltextinputmethods.
n Google voice typingallowsyoutospeakyourentries.
n Samsung keyboardallowsyoutoentertextbytouchingkeysonavirtualQWERTYkeyboard.
Samsungkeyboardincludesoptionalpredictivetext,whichmatchesyourkeytouchesto
commonwordssoyoucanselectawordtoinsertitintoyourtext.
n SwypeletsyouenterwordsbyswipingacrossthevirtualQWERTYkeyboard.Insteadof
touchingeachkey,useyourfingertotraceovereachletterofaword.Youcanalsotouchletters
toenterwords.
Select a Default Text Input Method
YoucanselectadefaultTextInputMethodfromSettings,orchooseoneatanytimewhileentering
text.
FromSettings:
n Press andtouch Menu>Settings>Language and input>Defaultandthen
chooseatextentrymethod.
Whileenteringtext:
1. Fromascreenwhereyoucanentertext,dragdownfromthetopofthescreentoopenthe
Notificationspanel.
2. TouchChoose input method,andthenchooseatextentrymethod.
Google Voice Typing
ThisfeatureusesGooglevoicerecognitiontoconvertyourspokenwordsintotext.
Use Google Voice Typing to Enter Text
1. Fromascreenwhereyoucanentertext,dragdownfromthetopofthescreentoopenthe
Notificationspanel,andthentouchChoose input method>Google voice typing.
2. Speakintothemicrotabletandwatchyourtextbeingenteredon-screen.