Character Entry - Samsung Galaxy S7 edge Instruction Manual

Character entry
To enter characters, tap the character entry field to display the keyboard
(Galaxy Japanese keyboard) for character entry, and then tap a key of the
keyboard.
Information
• Use Google voice typing or Moji-Henshu to enter characters by voice
sound.
• Depending on usage condition, the display or operation of each
keyboard may differ or the dedicated keyboard for the application or
function you use may appear.
Switching keyboard types (input method)
1
While the keyboard is displayed, open the Notification panel
2
"Select keyboard"
3
Tap a input method you want to use
Entering with Galaxy Japanese keyboard
In Galaxy Japanese keyboard, you can use two types of keyboards: "3x4
Keyboard" and "QWERTY Keyboard".
• 3x4 Keyboard: it is a keyboard similar to a general mobile phone
keyboard (for multi-tap method). Tap a key assigned character you want
to enter several times until the target character is entered.
• QWERTY Keyboard: it is a keyboard similar to the one of PC. Enter
Japanese in Roman character.
a
b
c
d
e
3x4 Keyboard
a Display predictive options/usual conversion options. Tap an option to enter text.
• When "Japanese Word Prediction"/"Word Prediction" is set to OFF, if
while the predictive options is displayed, usual conversion options appear.
• Tap to widen the display area of predictive options/usual conversion options.
Tap to return the previous display.
a
f
g
c
j
g
k f
h
e h
i
c
QWERTY Keyboard
is tapped
b Switch an unconfirmed character to the one in reverse order of when you tap
the key (Does not switch when using flick input).
• When no character is entered, perform displayed key operations. Touch and hold
to display the following icon menu. Displayed key differs depending on selected
icon menu.
:
Switch to voice input.
:
Display clipboard and paste text etc.
:
Display Galaxy Japanese keyboard setting menu.
:
Switch between floating keyboard/keyboard for one-handed operation.
c Moves cursor left or right.
• Tap to continue inputting characters assigned to the same button in 3x4
Keyboard.
• When "Japanese Wildcard Prediction"/"Wildcard Prediction" is set to ON, wildcard
prediction can be used (P.34) by tapping
d Alphanumeric/katakana conversion options appear. Tap again to display
predictive options/usual conversion options.
• When a character is not entered,
Symbol input mode. Touch and hold the key to display Emoji/Emoticon/symbol list.
Tap the tab to switch the list. Tap the
e Switch Hiragana/kanji/Alphabet input mode.
f Delete characters or symbols to the left of the cursor.
g Display usual conversion options.
• If suggestions are not displayed, tap to enter a space.
entering Hiragana/kanji.
h Confirm entered characters.
• When is displayed, tap it to insert a line feed.
• When appears, tap to move the cursor to the next entry field.
• When , , appears, tap to search.
i Put a voiced sound mark or the Japanese voiceless bilabial sound mark.
Switch upper/lower case etc.
• In alphabet input mode,
j Perform displayed key operations.
• Touch and hold to display the following icon menu. Displayed key differs depending
on selected icon menu.
:
Switch to voice input.
:
Display clipboard and paste text etc.
:
Display Galaxy Japanese keyboard setting menu.
:
Switch between floating keyboard/keyboard for one-handed operation.
k Switch to Symbol input mode.
• Touch and hold the key to display Emoji/Emoticon/Symbol list. Tap the tab to
switch lists. Tap to return to the keypad display.
33
.
is displayed. Tap it to switch to Number/
to return to the keypad display.
is displayed only when
is displayed.
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