Entering Text 59Section 5: Entering TextThis section describes how to select the desired text input methodwhen entering characters into your phone. This section alsodescribes the predictive text entry system that reduces the amountof key strokes associated with entering text.Your phone comes equipped with an orientation detector that cantell if the phone is being held in an upright (Portrait) or sideways(Landscape) orientation. This is useful when entering text.Your phone also provides several on-screen keypad text entryoptions to make the task of text entry that much easier.Text Input MethodsThere are two text input methods available:• Samsung keypad - An on-screen QWERTY keypad that can beused in both portrait and landscape orientation.• Swype - (default) A new way to enter text on touch screens.Instead of tapping each key, use your finger to trace over eachletter of a word.The on-screen QWERTY keypad works the same in both portraitand landscape mode.Selecting the Text Input MethodThe Text Input Method can be assigned from within one of twolocations:Settings Menu: Press ➔ and then tap (Settings) ➔Language and keyboard ➔ Select input method.Text Input field:1. From a screen where you can enter text, touch and hold thetext input field to open the context-menu.2. Select the input method (Samsung keypad or Swype).Enabling Accessibility settings1. Press ➔ and then tap (Settings) ➔(Accessibility).Default TextInput Method
