Swype Text Entry Tips
You can access the SwypeTips application and watch a video
or tutorial on using Swype. You can also use the following
Swype text entry tips.
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Create a squiggle (like an S shape) to create a double letter (such
as pp in apple).
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Touch and hold a key to view the punctuation menu then make a
selection.
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Move your finger or stylus over the apostrophe to enter
contractions.
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Double-touch on the word you want to change to correct a
misspelled word, then touch the delete key to erase one
character. Touch and hold the delete key to erase an entire word.
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Selecting a Text Input Mode in Swype
1. From a screen where you can enter text, tap the text
input field to reveal the on-screen keyboard.
2. With Swype as your text entry method, select one of
the following text mode options:
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• ABC
to use Swype with alphanumeric characters from
ABC
the on-screen keyboard.
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• SYM (Symbol)
+!=
on-screen keyboard.
Note: After typing an initial uppercase character, the
changes to
and all letters that follow are in lower
case.
to enter numbers and symbols from the
key