Phone Basics 21Text Input MethodsThe three available text input methods are Google voice typing, Samsung keyboard, andSwype.● Google voice typing: provides a voice-to-text interface.● Samsung keyboard: an onscreen QWERTY keyboard that can be used in both portraitand landscape orientation.● Swype (default): (as part of the Samsung keyboard and not shown as an input method),lets you enter letters and words by swiping across the onscreen keyboard. Instead oftapping each key, use your finger to trace over each letter of a word.The onscreen QWERTY keyboard works the same in both portrait and landscape mode.Assigning the Samsung KeyboardThis phone has a built-in, QWERTY keyboard which you can use to type letters, numbers,punctuation, and other characters.To use the Samsung keyboard you must first configure the settings to default to the Samsungkeyboard.1. Press > and tap Settings > Language and input > Default > Samsungkeyboard.- or -From a screen where you can enter text, touch and drag down from the Notificationsarea then select (Select input method) > Samsung keyboard.2. The virtual keyboard is then assigned to the Samsung keyboard configuration for allsubsequent text input.Note: Samsung keyboard is selected by default. Depending on your phone's configuration,there may not be another keyboard type available, although Swype and Google voicetyping may still be used.Keyboard Input OptionsWith both Swype and the Samsung Keyboard, it's easy to select input options such as ABCMode, entering symbols and numbers, and changing letter case.Changing the Text Input ModeFrom a screen where you can enter text, tap the text input field to reveal the onscreenkeyboard.
