Text Input Methods; Google Voice Typing - Samsung Sprint SM-T217S User Manual

Text Input Methods

Your tablet offers several text input methods.
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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. 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.
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Swype lets you enter words by swiping across the virtual QWERTY keyboard. Instead of
touching each key, use your finger to trace over each letter of a word. You can also
touch letters to enter words.
Select a Default Text Input Method
You can select a default Text Input Method from Settings, or choose one at any time while
entering text.
From Settings:
■ Press
then choose a text entry method.
While entering text:
1. From a screen where you can enter text, drag down from the top of the screen to open
the Notifications panel.
2. Touch Select input method, and then choose a text entry method.

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 Notifications panel, and then touch Select input method > Google voice typing.
2. Speak into the microtablet and watch your text being entered on-screen.
3. If the text is incorrect, touch DELETE.
4. Once you have completed entering your text, touch
reappear.
Note: Select a language by touching the language displayed at the top of the Listening area.
Touch Add more languages to assign a new language via the Google voice typing menu.
Removing the check mark from the Automatic field allows you to select additional languages.
Tablet Basics
and touch Menu > Settings > Language and input > Default and
. The on-screen keyboard will
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