find that you prefer to enter text via the on-screen keyboard, and need bigger keys, use thisorientation.Text Input MethodsYour phone offers several text input methods.● Google voice typing allows you to speak your entries.● Samsung keyboard allows you to enter text by touching keys on a virtual QWERTYkeyboard. Samsung keyboard includes optional predictive text, which matches your keytouches to common words so you can select a word to insert it into your text.● Swype lets you enter words by swiping across the virtual QWERTY keyboard. Instead oftouching each key, use your finger to trace over each letter of a word. You can alsotouch letters to enter words.Select a Default Text Input MethodYou can select a default Text Input Method from Settings, or choose one at any time whileentering text.From Settings■ Press and touch > Settings > My Device tab > Language and input >Default.While Entering Text1. From a screen where you can enter text, drag down from the top of the screen to openthe Notification Panel.2. Touch Choose input method and choose a text entry method.Google Voice TypingThis feature uses Google voice recognition to convert your spoken words into text.Use Google Voice Typing to Enter Text1. Touch on the keyboard.2. At the Speak now prompt, speak clearly and distinctly into the microphone. Thesoftware converts your voice to text, which is displayed in the message.3. Keep speaking to add more text.4. Touch to display the Samsung keyboard.Note: The feature works best when you break your message down into smaller segments.Phone Basics 43
