Entering Text - Samsung Galaxy S4 User Manual

Entering Text

This section describes how to select the desired text input
method when entering characters into your phone. This
section also describes the predictive text entry system that
reduces the amount of key strokes associated with
entering text.
Your phone comes equipped with an orientation detector that
can tell if the phone is being held in an upright (Portrait) or
sideways (Landscape) orientation. This is useful when
entering text.
Text Input Methods
There are three text input methods available:
•
Samsung keyboard (default): Samsung's onscreen QWERTY
keyboard that can be used in both portrait and landscape
orientation.
•
Swype: a new way to enter text on touch screens. Instead
of touching each key, use your finger to trace over each
letter of a word.
•
Google Voice typing: allows you to enter text by speaking.
To change the input method, see "Language and Input" on
page 172.
Using the Samsung Keyboard
The Samsung keyboard is a custom virtual QWERTY
keyboard, featuring optional predictive text. Input characters
by touching the onscreen keys with your finger or use speech
recognition.
You can enable predictive text, to have the Samsung
keyboard match your key touches to common words and
display them. The Personalization option learns from Gmail,
Facebook, and Twitter. Log into these applications to enable
the Samsung keyboard to learn from your text input.
Keyboard Types
In addition to the default QWERTY keyboard, there are two
other types of the Samsung keyboard: a Floating keyboard
and a Normal keyboard.
To change the keyboard type:
1. Access the QWERTY keyboard.
2. Touch and hold
, and then select Floating or Normal from the pop-up
menu.
3. Touch the tab at the top of the Floating keyboard to
move it.
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Understanding Your Phone
Options on the keyboard, touch
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