Samsung SM-G730A User Manual At&t Wireless Sm-g730a Galaxy S3 Mini Jb Engl - Page 39

Entering Text, Erasing Files from the SD card, Text Input Methods

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Erasing Files from the SD card You can erase files from the SD card using the phone. 1. Ensure the SD card is mounted. For more information, refer to "Mounting the SD Card" on page 31. 2. From the Home screen, tap More ➔ Storage. ➔ Settings ➔ 3. Tap Format SD card. 4. At the Format SD card confirmation prompt, tap Format SD card. Warning! Performing the next step erases all data stored on the SD card. 5. Tap Delete all to format or press Entering Text to cancel. This section describes how to select the desired text input method when entering characters into your phone. This section also describes the predictive text entry system that reduces the amount of key strokes associated with entering text. Your phone comes equipped with an orientation detector that can tell if the phone is being held in an upright (Portrait) or sideways (Landscape) orientation. This is useful when entering text. Text Input Methods There are three text input methods available: • Google Voice typing: allows you to enter text by speaking. • Samsung keyboard (default): Samsung's on-screen QWERTY keypad that can be used in both portrait and landscape orientation. • Swype: a new way to enter text on touch screens. Instead of tapping each key, use your finger to trace over each letter of a word. To change the input method, see "Keyboards and Input Methods" on page 117. Understanding Your Phone 32

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Erasing Files from the SD card
You can erase files from the SD card using the phone.
1.
Ensure the SD card is mounted. For more information,
refer to
“Mounting the SD Card”
on page 31.
2.
From the Home screen, tap
Settings
More
Storage
.
3.
Tap
Format SD card
.
4.
At the
Format SD card
confirmation prompt, tap
Format
SD card
.
Warning!
Performing the next step erases all data stored on
the SD card.
5.
Tap
Delete all
to format or press
to cancel.
Entering Text
This section describes how to select the desired text input
method when entering characters into your phone. This
section also describes the predictive text entry system that
reduces the amount of key strokes associated with entering
text.
Your phone comes equipped with an orientation detector that
can tell if the phone is being held in an upright (Portrait) or
sideways (Landscape) orientation. This is useful when
entering text.
Text Input Methods
There are three text input methods available:
Google Voice typing
: allows you to enter text by speaking.
Samsung keyboard (default)
: Samsung’s on-screen ±
QWERTY keypad that can be used in both portrait and ±
landscape orientation.±
Swype
: a new way to enter text on touch screens. Instead
of tapping each key, use your finger to trace over each
letter of a word.
To change the input method, see
“Keyboards and Input ±
Methods”
on page 117.±
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