Enter Text; Touchscreen Keyboards; Text Input Methods - Samsung Galaxy SIII User Manual

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Enter Text

You can type on your phone using the available touchscreen keyboards.

Touchscreen Keyboards

Touchscreen keyboard entry can be done in either Portrait or Landscape orientations. The Landscape
orientation provides more space and results in slightly bigger onscreen keys. If you find that you prefer to
enter text via the onscreen keyboard, and need bigger keys, use this orientation.
Selecting a Text Input Method
Some characters and types, such as some symbols and emoticons, are not accessible from the onscreen
keyboard.
There are a couple of ways to select a text input method:
Settings Menu:
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Press and tap
an input method.
Text Input field:
1. From a screen where you can enter text, touch and drag down the Notifications area.
2. Tap Select input method and select an available input method.

Text Input Methods

Your device offers several text input methods.
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Google voice typing allows you to speak your entries.
Phone Basics
> Settings > My device > Language and input > Default and select
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