Acer Aspire A3-600 User Manual - Page 16

Editing text, Predictive text or auto correction

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Predictive text or auto correction The Android keyboard can provide predictive text input. As you tap the letters of a word, a selection of words are displayed that continue the sequence of letters tapped, or are a close match allowing for errors. The word list changes after every key press. If the word you need is displayed, you can tap on it to insert it into your text. To turn predictive text on or off with the Android keyboard, tap the Input options key, and then Android keyboard settings. Tap Auto correction or Show correction suggestions and select one of the options. Editing text You can select and edit text in certain applications, such as text you have entered in a text field. Selected text can be cut or copied and later pasted within the same application, or to a different application. Note: Certain applications may not support text selection, or only support it in certain areas. Other applications may offer specialized commands to select text. Selecting text To select text that you want to cut, copy, delete or replace: 1. Tap the text you want to select. If you can select this text, a cursor is inserted below the text. Note: The cursor indicates where text you type or paste will be inserted. 2. Tap and hold the text or word you want to select. The selected text is highlighted, with a tab at each end of the selection. 3. Drag either tab to expand or reduce the amount of selected text, or tap Select all. 4. To cut or copy the text, tap the CUT or COPY button. Inserting text To type new text or add text that you have copied: 16

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Predictive text or auto correction
The Android keyboard can provide predictive text input. As you tap the letters of a
word, a selection of words are displayed that continue the sequence of letters
tapped, or are a close match allowing for errors. The word list changes after every
key press. If the word you need is displayed, you can tap on it to insert it into your
text.
To turn predictive text on or off with the Android keyboard, tap the
Input options
key, and then
Android keyboard settings
. Tap
Auto correction
or
Show
correction suggestions
and select one of the options.
Editing text
You can select and edit text in certain applications, such as text you have entered in
a text field. Selected text can be cut or copied and later pasted within the same
application, or to a different application.
Note:
Certain applications may not support text selection, or only support it in
certain areas. Other applications may offer specialized commands to select text.
Selecting text
To select text that you want to cut, copy, delete or replace:
1.
Tap the text you want to select. If you can select this text, a cursor is inserted
below the text.
Note:
The cursor indicates where text you type or paste will be inserted.
2.
Tap and hold the text or word you want to select.
The selected text is highlighted, with a tab at each end of the selection.
3.
Drag either tab to expand or reduce the amount of selected text, or tap
Select all
.
4.
To cut or copy the text, tap the
CUT
or
COPY
button.
Inserting text
To type new text or add text that you have copied: