Entering Text Using The Samsung Keyboard - Samsung GALAXYS User Manual

Entering Text Using the Samsung Keyboard

This device has a built-in, QWERTY keypad (portrait mode) or
keyboard (landscape mode). Using the QWERTY keypad/
keyboard, you can type letter, numbers, punctuation, and other
characters.
The Samsung keyboard is the default setting on the phone.
To use the Samsung keypad you must first configure the settings
for the Samsung keypad.
From a Home screen, touch
1.
Language & keyboard
2. Touch Portrait keypad types and select a text input method:
• Qwerty Keypad
• 3x4 Keypad
• Handwriting box 1
• Handwriting box 2
3. Touch Input languages and touch Automatic, or touch one
of the language types.
Touch XT9 to use XT9 Predictive text method. For more
4.
information refer to the XT9 Advanced Settings.
Touch the Keypad sweeping field if you want to sweep the
5.
keypad and change from ABC to ?123 mode.
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Menu Settings
Samsung keypad.
Touch the Auto-capitalization field to automatically
6.
capitalize the first letter of a sentence.
Touch the Handwriting settings field and select the speed
7.
of response of the Samsung Handwriting keypad. You can
also access an explanation of Handwriting keypad use.
Touch Voice input to enable/disable text input by speaking.
8.
Touch Auto-full stop to enable/disable automatic addition
9.
of periods at the end of sentences.
10. Touch the Tutorial field to view a short tutorial on use of the
Samsung keyboard.
XT9 Advanced Settings
The following XT9 Advanced settings are available when the XT9
field is selected.
Touch the XT9 field to select XT9 (predictive text) mode,
1.
then touch XT9 advanced settings.
Touch the Word completion field to enable word
2.
completion. Your phone predicts how to complete the word
typed.