Text Input Methods - Samsung SPH-L900 User Manual

Selecting a Text Input Method
Some characters and types, such as some symbols and emoticons, are not accessible from the
onscreen keyboard.
The Text Input Method can be assigned from within one of two locations:
Settings Menu:
►
Press
Text Input field:
1. From a screen where you can enter text, touch and drag down the Notifications area.
2. Tap Choose input method and select an available input method.

Text Input Methods

There are three text input methods available: Google voice typing, Samsung keyboard, and
Swype.
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Google voice typing: provides a voice-to-text interface.
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Samsung keyboard: an onscreen QWERTY keyboard that can be used in both portrait
and landscape orientation.
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Swype lets you enter letters and words by swiping across the onscreen keyboard.
Instead of tapping each key, use your finger to trace over each letter of a word.
The onscreen QWERTY keyboard works the same in both portrait and landscape mode.
Assigning the Samsung Keyboard
The Samsung keyboard is a built-in, QWERTY keyboard which you can use to type letters,
numbers, punctuation, and other characters.
Your phone's default entry method is Samsung keyboard. If you have another keyboard set,
follow these steps to reassign the Samsung keyboard.
1. Press
keyboard.
– or –
From a screen where you can enter text, touch and drag down from the Notifications
area then tap Choose input method > Samsung keyboard.
2. The virtual keyboard is then assigned to the Samsung keyboard configuration for all
subsequent text input.
Device Basics
and tap > Settings > Language and input.
> > Settings > Language and input.> Default > Samsung
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