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Swype Settings
To configure Swype settings:
1. From the main Settings page, tap Language and input
(adjacent to the Swype field).
2. Tap How to Swype to view an on-screen manual for
Swype.
3. Tap Gestures to view an on-screen reference page
related to Gesture usage.
4. Tap Preferences to alter these settings:
• Vibrate on keypress: activates a vibration sensation as you
enter text using the keypad.
• Sound on keypress: turns on sounds generated by the Swype
application.
• Show helpful tips: turns on a flashing indicator for quick help.
• Auto-spacing: automatically inserts a space between words.
When you finish a word, just lift your finger or stylus and start
the next word.
• Auto-capitalization: automatically capitalizes the first letter of
a sentence.
• Show complete trace: once enabled, sets wether or not to
display the complete Swype path.
• Pop-up on keypress: once enabled, displays a character
above an on-screen key while typing.
• Next word prediction: once enabled, predicts the next word in
your text string based on your current text entries.
Note: If incorrect words are being entered as you type,
disabled this feature.
• Reset Swype's dictionary: once enabled, deletes any words
you have added to Swype's dictionary.
• Version: displays the software version information.
5. Tap Language Options to activate and select the current
text input language. Default language is US English.
• Living language: allows you to automatically update Swype
with popular new words. Tap OK to continue the process.
6. Tap Swype Connect to activate social media
personalization and configure data settings.
• Register now: allows you register for the Swype Connect
service which allows you to backup your Swype dictionary and
sync your Swype dictionary across multiple devices.
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Follow the on-screen instructions to backup and sync your
dictionary based on an email address.
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