Entering Text 32Section 4: Entering TextText Input MethodsYour device offers several text input methods:• Android keyboard: Enter text by touching keys on a virtual QWERTYkeyboard. Android keyboard includes predictive text, which matchesyour key touches to common words so you can select a word to insertit into your text.• Samsung keypad: Enter text by touching keys on a virtual QWERTYkeyboard. Samsung keypad includes optional XT9 predictive text,which matches your key touches to common words so you can selecta word to insert it into your text.• Voice input: Use the Voice Input option of either keyboard to speakyour entries.Virtual QWERTY KeyboardYour device offers two virtual QWERTY keyboards for text entry,the Android keyboard and the Samsung keypad. Use thekeyboard to enter letters, punctuation, numbers, and othercharacters into text entry fields or applications.Touch any text entry field to display a keyboard at the bottom ofthe screen. By default, when you rotate the device, the screenupdates to display the keyboard at the bottom of the screen.Choosing the Text Entry MethodYou can choose a default entry method in Settings, and choose amethod at any time from the System bar.For information about choosing the default entry method, see“Current input method” on page 83.To change the entry method while entering text, touch inthe System bar, then choose a new keyboard, or voice input.