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Work with the Text Assist feature
Text Assist, the assisted text entry feature, works on any screen in which you
can enter text, including email, text/multimedia, and instant messages;
memos; contact and calendar entry screens; and more. Text Assist includes
auto-correction, auto-capitalization, and shortcuts.
NOTE
If a Text Assist feature does not seem to be working, make sure that
feature is turned on (see
Customize Text Assist
•
If Text Assist recognizes a common misspelling, it auto-corrects the word.
A tone is played and the word appears with a gray underline to indicate it
has been corrected.
•
If auto-correction doesn't recognize a spelling, it highlights the word with
an orange underline. Tap the word to display a list of close matches, and
then tap the correct word. If the word is spelled correctly as you typed it,
tap the word, and then tap
dictionary. A notification appears to indicate that the word has been
added to the dictionary.
•
Auto-correction inserts punctuation such as apostrophes in contractions.
So you can quickly type dont, and it appears correctly as don't.
•
The auto-capitalization feature automatically capitalizes the first word of a
sentence and other letters that would commonly be capitalized, such as
the letter
i
by itself.
•
The shortcut feature recognizes and expands common shorthand
expressions, such as replacing
•
To cancel an auto-correction, auto-capitalization, or shortcut expansion.
press
Backspace
. To cancel auto-correction of a misspelled word, you
can also tap the word and tap the original spelling.
Customize Text Assist settings
You can customize individual Text Assist features—auto-correction,
auto-capitalization, and shortcuts. To customize the user dictionary, see
the user
dictionary.
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to add the word to the auto-correction
u
with
you
or
r
with are.
1
Open
Text Assist
2
Do any of the following:
•
To turn auto-capitalization, shortcuts, or auto-correction on or off:
Tap
Off
or
•
To change whether a tone plays, the phone vibrates, or neither
happens when an auto-correction takes place: Tap Alert, and then
tap
System
only if auto-correction is turned on.
Edit the user dictionary
1
Open
Text Assist
Edit
.
On
for that entry.
Sound, Vibrate, or Mute. The Alert option is available
.
- Quick Links:
- Get to Know Your Phone
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