Acer Iconia B1-721 User Manual - Page 18

Editing text

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18 - Using your tablet 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, tap the Input options key, and then Google 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. 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: 1. Tap where you want to insert text. If you can select this text, a cursor is inserted below the text. To replace a word, double tap the word.

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18 - Using your tablet
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, tap the
Input options
key, and then
Google 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.
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.
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:
1.Tap where you want to insert text. If you can select this text, a cursor
is inserted below the text. To replace a word, double tap the word.
Note
Certain applications may not support text selection, or only support it in
certain areas. Other applications may offer specialized commands to select
text.