Learn the basics : Work with text
Use onscreen keyboard
Open and close keyboard
To open the keyboard, just touch an area where you can enter text or numbers.
To close the keyboard so you can see other parts of the screen, touch
Tip: If you
installed
you're typing. To switch to a different keyboard, touch
Type special characters
Touch & hold a key to see related special characters. For example:
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Touch & hold . to see other punctuation marks.
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Touch & hold e to see é and 3.
Tip: To insert a period followed by a space, touch the spacebar twice quickly.
Capitalise letters
To type in ALL CAPS, touch
CAPS off.
To change the capitalisation of a word that you've already typed:
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Select the word and touch
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Select the word and touch
Use text correction
When you're typing, you'll see a list of possible words above the keys. Touch a word in the list to
insert it in your text.
To turn suggestions off, turn auto-correction off, or adjust other keyboard settings:
1.
Go to Settings > System > Language & input > Virtual keyboard.
2.
Touch Gboard > Text correction.
3.
Turn options off or on.
Tip: For quick access to keyboard settings, touch & hold the comma key and drag it to
other keyboards, you'll see
twice quickly, so you see
to capitalise the first letter.
twice to make it ALL CAPS.
next to the navigation buttons when
.
. Touch it once more to turn ALL
.
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