Enter Text; Touchscreen Keyboards; Text Input Methods; Google Voice Typing - Samsung GALAXY S III User Manual

Enter Text

You can type on your phone using the available touchscreen keyboards.

Touchscreen Keyboards

Touchscreen keyboard entry can be done in either Portrait or Landscape orientations. The
Landscape orientation provides more space and results in slightly bigger onscreen keys. If you find
that you prefer to enter text via the onscreen keyboard, and need bigger keys, use this orientation.

Text Input Methods

There are three text input methods available.
Google voice typing allows you to speak your entries.
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Samsung keyboard allows you to enter text by touching keys on a virtual QWERTY keyboard.
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Samsung keyboard includes optional predictive text, which matches your key touches to
common words so you can select a word to insert it into your text.
Swype lets you enter words by swiping across the virtual QWERTY keyboard. Instead of
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tapping each key, use your finger to trace over each letter of a word. You can also tap letters to
enter words.

Google Voice Typing

This feature uses Google voice recognition to convert your spoken words into text.
Use Google Voice Typing to Enter Text
1. From a screen where you can enter text, drag down from the top of the screen to open the
Notification panel, and then tap Choose input method > Google voice typing.
2. Speak into the microphone and watch your text being entered onscreen. If the text is incorrect,
tap DELETE.
3. Once you have completed entering your text, tap the keyboard icon to display the onscreen
keyboard.
Note: Select a language by tapping at the bottom of the Listening area. Tap Add more
languages to choose a new language via the Google voice typing menu. Removing the check mark
from the Automatic field allows you to select additional languages.
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