Entering Text Using Different Input Options; Changing The Text Input Mode In Keyboard - Samsung Galaxy S5 User Manual

Entering Text using Different Input Options

Although the default text input method with the Samsung
keyboard is to use the on-screen keys you have other
options.
Note: To access settings, touch and hold the Input Methods
button , then tap
the available options.
1. From within an active message, tap the text input field
to reveal the on-screen keyboard.
2. Tap (Input Methods) to use the default Voice
typing input method to convert your spoken words to
on-screen text.
– or –
Touch and hold
methods such as:
• Voice to text to launch the device's Google Voice typing
application to covert spoken words into on-screen text.
• Handwriting to launch an on-screen handwriting area that can
be used to convert on-screen patterns (text) to text.
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(Settings) then select it from
to select from other input
• Clipboard to launch the device's clipboard area from where
you can select a current clipboard item to place in your current
message.
• Settings to access the Samsung keyboard settings menu.
• Emoticons to access the available Emoticons pages.
• Keyboard alignment to detach the on-screen keyboard so that
you can manually dock it anywhere on the current text entry
screen. Selecting the feature again re-docks the keyboard into
its original location using the original size.

Changing the Text Input Mode in Keyboard

1. From a screen where you can enter text, tap the text
input field to reveal the on-screen keyboard.
2. With Samsung keyboard as your text entry method,
select one of the following text mode options:
• Abc ABC : to use alphabetic characters from the on-screen
ABC
keyboard. In this mode, the text mode button displays
• Symbol/Numeric
numbers selecting them on the on-screen keyboard. In this
mode, the text mode button displays
There are up to 2 available pages of numeric symbols available
1/2
by tapping .
Sym : to enter numbers by pressing the
ABC ABC .
Sym .