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This section refers to the virtual keyboard using the touch
screen. You can view and modify the keyboard, language
and dictionary setting using the Phone Settings.
To change from the default T9 keyboard, please follow
the instructions on “Setting up Google Touch Keyboard”
on page 19.
For EPTT Users:
Update your EPTT application before
changing to the Google virtual keyboard.
For more information, refer “Setting up Google
Touch Keyboard” on page 19 or “Launching EPTT
Application” on page 55.
If T9 is enabled, for more information, refer “T9 Text Input
Method” on page 25.
Enter and Edit Text
You can use the virtual Keyboard to enter text quickly
and easily. Type faster and more accurately on your
device with Keyboard’s word recognition and next-word
predictions.
The key features are:
• Personalized suggestions, corrections, and
completions
• Keypress popup animations
• Emoji entry point and layouts (Android 4.4+)
• Gesture Typing with dynamic oating preview
• Space-aware Gesture Typing
• Voice typing
• Advanced keyboard layouts
Gesture Typing
Touch the location where you want to type to open the
keyboard.
Slide your nger slowly across the letters of the word you
want to input.
Release your nger when the word you want is displayed
in the oating preview or in the middle of the suggestion
strip. To select one of the words in the suggestion strip,
tap on it.
Use Gesture Typing without the space bar
When you use Gesture Typing, there is no need to use the
space bar—just continue to slide your nger across the
letters you want to input, then lift your nger to start the
next word.
Keyboard Dictionaries
To manage keyboard dictionaries,
1. From the Home screen or App Tray, tap on
Settings ( ).
2. Tap Language & Input located under Personal
settings.
Personal Dictionary
You can add your own words to your personal dictionary
so that your device remembers them.
1. To add a word or phrase, including an optional
shortcut,
Using the Virtual Keyboard