Motorola moto g stylus 5g User Guide - Page 27

Set your default messaging app, Use the keyboard, Default apps

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» Turn off notifications: Stuck in a busy conversation? You can turn off notifications. Tap the thread, then tap Menu > Details or Group Details > Notifications. » Add or block a phone number: In a conversation, touch and hold a message to see options to save as a contact, delete the message, or block the phone number. » Spam protection: To turn on spam protection, tap Menu > Settings > Spam protection. Set your default messaging app To set your default messaging app, swipe up > Settings > Apps & notifications > Default apps > SMS app, and select the messaging app to use as the default. Use the keyboard When you tap a text box, like in a message or search, you have keyboard options. » Type or gesture: Enter letters by touching them one at a time. Or, enter a word by tracing a path through the letters. While you're typing, word suggestions appear above the keyboard. Tap one to select it. » Voice entry: Tap on the touchscreen keyboard, then say what you want to type. » Close the keyboard: Tap . See a different keyboard? It varies by app. This one is for texting. Keyboard screen. Tap the microphone in the top right to speak a message. » Symbols and numbers: Touch and hold a letter to enter the number at the top of it. To enter symbols, tap . » Capital letters: Tap twice quickly. for one capital letter. For all capital letters, tap » Keyboard options: To customize your keyboard, swipe up > Settings > System > Languages & input > On-screen keyboard > Gboard. » Cut, copy and paste: Touch and hold a word to highlight it, tap Cut or Copy. Touch and hold the location you want to paste the text, and tap Paste. Apps

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Apps
»
Turn off notifications:
Stuck in a busy conversation? You can turn
off notifications. Tap the thread, then tap Menu
>
Details
or
Group
Details
>
Notifications
.
»
Add or block a phone number:
In a conversation, touch and hold a
message to see options to save as a contact, delete the message, or
block the phone number.
»
Spam protection:
To turn on spam protection, tap Menu
>
Settings
>
Spam protection
.
Set your default messaging app
To set your default messaging app, swipe up
>
Settings
>
Apps &
notifications
>
Default apps
>
SMS app
, and select the messaging app to
use as the default.
Use the keyboard
When you tap a text box, like in a message or search, you have keyboard
options.
»
Type or gesture:
Enter letters by touching them one at a time. Or,
enter a word by tracing a path through the letters. While you’re typing,
word suggestions appear above the keyboard. Tap one to select it.
»
Voice entry:
Tap
on the touchscreen keyboard, then say what you
want to type.
»
Close the keyboard:
Tap
.
Keyboard screen. Tap the microphone in the top right to speak a message.
»
Symbols and numbers:
Touch and hold a letter to enter the number at
the top of it. To enter symbols, tap
.
»
Capital letters:
Tap
for one capital letter. For all capital letters, tap
twice quickly.
»
Keyboard options:
To customize your keyboard, swipe up
>
Settings
>
System
>
Languages & input
>
On-screen keyboard
>
Gboard
.
»
Cut, copy and paste:
Touch and hold a word to highlight it, tap
Cut
or
Copy
. Touch and hold the location you want to paste the text, and tap
Paste
.
See a different
keyboard? It varies by
app. This one is for
texting.