Samsung Galaxy S III User Manual page 83

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:
• Handwriting to launch an on-screen handwriting area that can
be used to convert on-screen patterns (text) to text.
• Clipboard to launch the device's clipboard area from where
you can select a current clipboard item to place in your current
message.
(Settings) then select it from
to select from other input
• Settings to access the Samsung keyboard settings menu.
• 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 redocks 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
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 3 available pages of numeric symbols available
by tapping .
1/3
Note: After typing an initial uppercase character, tap
toggle capitalization.
123
: to enter numbers by pressing the
Sym
.
ABC
Entering Text
123
.
Sym
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