Select A Default Text Input Method; Google Voice Typing - Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini User Manual

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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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 on at any time while entering
text.
From Settings
Press and touch
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Default.
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. Touch
on the keyboard.
3. At the Speak now prompt, speak clearly and distinctly into the microphone. The software
converts your voice to text, which is displayed in the message.
4. Keep speaking to add more text.
5. Touch
to display the Samsung keyboard.
Configure Google Voice Typing
Press and touch
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touch next to Google voice
Phone Basics
> Settings > My device tab > Language and input >
> Settings > My device tab > Language and input, and then
typing. For more information, see Google Voice Typing
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