29Entering TextYour phone offers two text input methods, Samsungkeyboard and Google voice typing:• Samsung keyboard: Enter text on a virtual QWERTY keyboard.• Google voice typing: Speak your inputs.Using Samsung KeyboardSamsung keyboard is a virtual QWERTY keyboard for textentry, featuring optional predictive text. Input characters bytapping the on-screen keys with your finger.You can enable predictive text, to have the Samsungkeyboard match your key touches to common words anddisplays them. Select a word from the display to insert it intoyour text.Configuring Samsung keyboardConfigure the Samsung keyboard to your preferences.• From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings ➔Language and input ➔ Samsung keyboard. For moreinformation, see “Samsung keyboard” on page 131.• While entering text with Samsung keyboard, touch and hold ,then select from the pop-up menu.Entering Upper and Lower Case LettersThe default case is lower case (abc). Enter upper and lowercase alphabet letters by touching the Shift key to toggle thecase, before touching the letter key(s).• Touch once to switch from abc to Abc mode• Touch and hold to switch to ABC modeEntering Symbols and NumbersTo enter common symbols, touch to switch to symbolmode, then touch the corresponding key.To enter less-common symbols, touch ➔ , thentouch the corresponding key.Enter numbers by touching , then touching the numberkeys.Using Predictive textBy using Predictive text, you can have next-letter predictionand regional error correction, which compensates forpressing the wrong keys on the QWERTY keyboard.Note: Enable Predictive text in Samsung keyboard settings, tohave the Voice Input appear on the keyboard. For moreinformation, see “Samsung keyboard” on page 131.
