Entering Text; Selecting The Text Input Method; Text Input Methods - Samsung Galaxy S5 User Manual

Entering Text

Your device 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.
Your device also provides several onscreen keypad text entry
options to make the task of text entry that much easier.

Text Input Methods

There are three text input methods available:
•
Google voice typing: allows you to enter text by speaking.
•
Samsung keyboard (default): Samsung's onscreen QWERTY
keypad that can be used in both portrait and landscape
orientation.
•
Swype: a new way to enter text on touch screens. Instead
of tapping each key, use your finger to trace over each
letter of a word.
To change the input method, see "Keyboards and Input
Methods" on page 156.

Selecting the Text Input Method

The Text Input Method can be assigned from either of two
locations:
Settings Menu:
From the Home screen, tap
Settings
and select either the Samsung keyboard or Swype.
Text Input field:
1. From a screen where you can enter text, in a single
motion, touch and drag the Status bar down to the
bottom of the screen to open the Notifications screen.
2. Tap Choose input method and select an available
input method.
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