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Tips: • To enter apostrophes in common words (like "I'll"), drag through the n as though it was an apostrophe. • To enter several symbols, other punctuation, or numbers, touch SYM. • To correct a word, double-tap it. Swype shows a small menu of other word options. Swype might also show a menu if it can't guess your word. • If Swype doesn't know a word, you can still touch the letter keys to enter it. Swype remembers, so next time you can just drag over the letters. Multi-touch text entry Enter text a letter at a time. As you type, your smartphone suggests words from your dictionary and chosen language. Your smartphone also automatically enters apostrophes in some words, like "dont." You can also touch two keys at the same time, such as Shift with a letter. To add a word to your dictionary, touch and hold the word, then select Add "word" to dictionary. Typing tips To... Enter alternate characters From the number keypad, touch Alternate . Touch again to return to numbers. Enter one capital letter Touch Shift . Enter only capital Touch Shift twice. Touch letters, until you touch again to revert to lowercase. Shift again Select text Touch and hold text to select it. Or, when viewing a web page or received message, touch and hold text until you see two bookend cursors. Drag the cursors to either end of the text to select. Touch the selected text for more options. 18 Text entry

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Text entry
Tips:
•
To enter apostrophes in common words (like “I’ll”),
drag through the
n
as though it was an apostrophe.
•
To enter several symbols, other punctuation, or
numbers, touch
SYM
.
•
To correct a word, double-tap it. Swype shows a small
menu of other word options. Swype might also show
a menu if it can’t guess your word.
•
If Swype doesn’t know a word, you can still touch the
letter keys to enter it. Swype remembers, so next
time you can just drag over the letters.
Multi-touch text entry
Enter text a letter at a time. As you type, your
smartphone suggests words from your dictionary and
chosen language. Your smartphone also automatically
enters apostrophes in some words, like “dont.” You can
also touch two keys at the same time, such as Shift
with a letter.
To add a word to your dictionary, touch and hold the
word, then select
Add “word” to dictionary
.
Typing tips
To...
Enter
alternate
characters
From the number keypad,
touch Alternate
. Touch
again to return to numbers.
Enter
one capital
letter
Touch Shift
.
Enter
only capital
letters, until you touch
Shift
again
Touch Shift
twice. Touch
again to revert to lowercase.
Select
text
Touch and hold text to select
it.
Or, when viewing a web
page or received message,
touch and hold text until you
see two bookend cursors.
Drag the cursors to either
end of the text to select.
Touch the selected text for
more options.