Acer Iconia B3-A40FHD User Manual - Page 23

Changing Google keyboard settings, Predictive text or auto correction, Editing text

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Using your tablet - 23 Changing Google keyboard settings To use a different keyboard language or change settings, swipe left to the list of apps and tap Settings. Tap Languages & input and tap the option you want to modify. Predictive text or auto correction The Google keyboard can 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. To turn predictive text on or off with the Google keyboard, swipe left to the list of apps and tap Settings. Tap Languages & input and under Keyboard & input methods, tap Virtual keyboard > Google Keyboard > Text correction. Tap Show suggestions to toggle this feature on or off. Note Predictive text and auto correction not supported in all apps. Editing text You can select and edit text in certain apps, such as text you have entered in a text field. Selected text can be cut or copied and later pasted within the same app, or to a different app. Note Certain apps may not support text selection, or only support it in certain areas. Other apps may offer specialized commands to select text.

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Using your tablet - 23
Changing Google keyboard settings
To use a different keyboard language or change settings, swipe left to
the list of apps and tap
Settings
. Tap
Languages & input
and tap the
option you want to modify.
Predictive text or auto correction
The Google keyboard can 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.
To turn predictive text on or off with the Google keyboard, swipe left to
the list of apps and tap
Settings
. Tap
Languages & input
and under
Keyboard & input methods
, tap
Virtual keyboard
>
Google
Keyboard
>
Text correction
. Tap
Show suggestions
to toggle this
feature on or off.
Editing text
You can select and edit text in certain apps, such as text you have
entered in a text field. Selected text can be cut or copied and later
pasted within the same app, or to a different app.
Note
Predictive text and auto correction not supported in all apps.
Note
Certain apps may not support text selection, or only support it in certain
areas. Other apps may offer specialized commands to select text.