Entering Text - Samsung Galaxy S III User Manual

Entering Text

This section describes how to select the desired text input
method when entering characters into your phone. This
section also describes the predictive text entry system that
reduces the amount of key strokes associated with entering
text.
Your phone comes equipped with an orientation detector that
can tell if the phone is being held in an upright (Portrait) or
sideways (Landscape) orientation. This is useful when
entering text.
Text Input Methods
Your phone offers multiple ways to enter text:
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Samsung keyboard (default): Samsung's onscreen
QWERTY keyboard that can be used in both portrait and
landscape orientation.
•
Swype: Instead of touching each key to enter text, use
your finger to trace over each letter of a word.
•
Google voice typing: Enter text by speaking.
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To choose a text input method while entering text:
1. Touch the top of the screen and swipe downward to
display the Notification Panel.
2. Touch Select input method, and then touch an
input method to select it.
For more information, refer to "Keyboards and Input
Methods" on page 152.
Using the Samsung Keyboard
The Samsung keyboard is a custom virtual QWERTY
keyboard, featuring optional predictive text. Input characters
by touching the onscreen keys with your finger or use speech
recognition.
You can enable predictive text, to have the Samsung
keyboard match your key touches to common words and
display them. The Personalization option learns from Gmail,
Facebook, and Twitter. Log into these applications to enable
the Samsung keyboard to learn from your text input.