Section 5: Entering Text; Text Input Methods; Using The Swype Keyboard - Samsung Vibrant User Manual

Section 5: Entering Text

This section outlines how to select the desired text input mode
when entering characters into your phone. This section also
describes how to use the Swype keyboard to ease the text entry
method.

Text Input Methods

There are three text input methods available:
Swype (default): Swype™ is a text input method that allows
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you to enter a word by sliding your finger or stylus from letter to
letter, lifting your finger between words.
Samsung Keypad: an on-screen QWERTY keypad that can be
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used in both portrait and landscape orientation. You can also
configure the Samsung keypad to use the QWERTY Keypad, or
a 3x4 Keypad (uses XT9 predictive text).
Android keyboard: an on-screen QWERTY keyboard that can be used
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in both portrait and landscape orientation. Includes voice input
capability.
The on-screen QWERTY keypad works the same in both portrait
and landscape mode.
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Using the Swype Keyboard

The default keyboard uses Swype™ which is a text input method
that allows you to enter a word by sliding your finger or stylus from
letter to letter, lifting your finger between words. SWYPE uses error
correcting algorithms and a language model to predict the next
word. SWYPE also includes a touch predictive text system.
Toggles from
123/ABC mode
to SYM mode
Turns Swype
On or Off
Note: When in 123/ABC mode, the SYM key displays. When in SYM mode, the
123/ABC key displays.