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Android keyboard, Predictive text, Changing the text input method, Text assistance

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Function Description How to Swype Learn how to use the Swype keyboard. Preferences Change your text input preferences. Language Options Swype Connect Set the language used by the keyboard. • Add contact names and words used in posts to your personal dictionary. • Change data settings. Personal dictionary Check words added you your personal dictionary. Updates Check for application and dictionary updates. Changing the text input method To change the input method, in the Application menu tap Settings > Language & input > Default and then select your preferred input method. Android keyboard This is a standard onscreen QWERTY keyboard that allows you to enter text. Tap and hold a key with numbers at the top to select alternative characters, such as letters with accents. Tap the ?123 button to see numbers and special characters, and then tap the ALT key to see even more. You can switch between multiple input languages by swiping across the space bar. The keyboard layout will change accordingly. To select your preferred languages, open the Application menu and then tap Settings > Language & input > Android keyboard > Input languages. Text assistance The Android keyboard has various features that assist you to enter correct text. In the Application menu, tap the Settings icon, Language & input and then tap the settings icon on the right side of Android keyboard. From here you can enable or disable the several keyboard related settings, including the following: Function Auto correction Show correction suggestions Description Spacebar and punctuation automatically correct mistyped words. Shows suggested words while you are typing. Predictive text Both Swype and Android keyboard provide predictive text input. As you tap the letters of a word, a selection of words are displayed above the keyboard 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. 8

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Changing the text input method
To change the input method, in the
Application
menu tap
Settings
>
Language &
input
>
Default
and then select your preferred input method.
Android keyboard
This is a standard onscreen QWERTY keyboard that
allows you to enter text. Tap and hold a key with
numbers at the top to select alternative characters, such
as letters with accents.
Tap the
?123
button to see numbers and special
characters, and then tap the
ALT
key to see even more.
You can switch between multiple input languages by
swiping across the space bar. The keyboard layout will
change accordingly. To select your preferred languages, open the
Application
menu and then tap
Settings
>
Language & input
>
Android keyboard
>
Input
languages
.
Text assistance
The Android keyboard has various features that assist you to enter correct text. In
the
Application
menu, tap the
Settings
icon,
Language & input
and then tap the
settings icon on the right side of
Android keyboard
. From here you can enable or
disable the several keyboard related settings, including the following:
Predictive text
Both Swype and Android keyboard provide predictive text input. As you tap the
letters of a word, a selection of words are displayed above the keyboard 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.
Function
Description
How to Swype
Learn how to use the Swype keyboard.
Preferences
Change your text input preferences.
Language Options
Set the language used by the keyboard.
Swype Connect
•
Add contact names and words used in posts to your
personal dictionary.
•
Change data settings.
Personal dictionary
Check words added you your personal dictionary.
Updates
Check for application and dictionary updates.
Function
Description
Auto correction
Spacebar and punctuation automatically correct mistyped words.
Show correction
suggestions
Shows suggested words while you are typing.