Touchscreen Keyboards; Text Input Methods; Google Voice Typing - Samsung galaxy tab 3 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 on-screen keys. If you find
that you prefer to enter text via the on-screen keyboard, and need bigger keys, use this orientation.

Text Input Methods

Your tablet offers several text input methods.
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 one at any time while entering
text.
From Settings:
Press and touch
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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 Choose 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 Choose input method > Google voice typing.
2. Speak into the microtablet and watch your text being entered on-screen.
Tablet Basics
Menu > Settings > Language and input > Default and then
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