Touchscreen Keyboards; Text Input Methods - Samsung Galaxy Note II User Manual

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.
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 and tap
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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.
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
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landscape orientation.
Swype lets you enter letters and words by swiping across the onscreen keyboard. Instead of
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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
>
– or –
Phone Basics
> Settings > Language and input.
> Settings > Language and input > Default > Samsung keyboard.
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