Sony Ericsson Xperia Z Ultra User Guide - Page 39

Entering text using voice input, Editing text, Personalising the Xperia keyboard, Application bar

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Entering text using voice input When you enter text, you can use the voice input function instead of typing the words. Just speak the words that you want to enter. Voice input is an experimental technology from Google™, and is available for a number of languages and regions. To enable voice input 1 When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard or the Phonepad, tap or . 2 Tap , then tap Keyboard settings . 3 Mark the Google voice typing key checkbox. 4 Press to save your settings. A microphone icon appears on your on- screen keyboard or Phonepad. To enter text using voice input 1 Open the on-screen keyboard or the Phonepad. 2 Tap . When appears, speak to enter text. When you're finished, tap again. The suggested text appears. 3 Edit the text manually if necessary. Editing text You can select, cut, copy and paste text as you write. You can access the editing tools by double-tapping the entered The editing tools then become available via an application bar. Application bar 1 Close the application bar 2 Select all text 3 Cut text 4 Copy text 5 Paste text only appears when you have text saved on the clipboard. To select text 1 Enter some text, then double-tap the text. The word you tap gets highlighted by tabs on both sides. 2 Drag the tabs left or right to select more text. To edit text 1 Enter some text, then double-tap the entered text to make the application bar appear. 2 Select the text that you want to edit, then use the tools in the application bar to make your desired changes. Personalising the Xperia keyboard When entering text using the on-screen keyboard or the Phonepad, you can access a keyboard settings and other text input settings that help you set options for writing languages, text prediction, automatic spacing and quick full stops. For example, you can decide how word options are presented and how words get corrected as you 39 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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Entering text using voice input
When you enter text, you can use the voice input function instead of typing the
words. Just speak the words that you want to enter. Voice input is an experimental
technology from Google™, and is available for a number of languages and regions.
To enable voice input
1
When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard or the Phonepad, tap
or
.
2
Tap
, then tap
Keyboard settings
.
3
Mark the
Google voice typing key
checkbox.
4
Press
to save your settings. A microphone icon
appears on your on-
screen keyboard or Phonepad.
To enter text using voice input
1
Open the on-screen keyboard or the Phonepad.
2
Tap
. When
appears, speak to enter text. When you're finished, tap
again. The suggested text appears.
3
Edit the text manually if necessary.
Editing text
You can select, cut, copy and paste text as you write. You can access the editing
tools by double-tapping the entered The editing tools then become available via an
application bar.
Application bar
1
Close the application bar
2
Select all text
3
Cut text
4
Copy text
5
Paste text
only appears when you have text saved on the clipboard.
To select text
1
Enter some text, then double-tap the text. The word you tap gets highlighted
by tabs on both sides.
2
Drag the tabs left or right to select more text.
To edit text
1
Enter some text, then double-tap the entered text to make the application bar
appear.
2
Select the text that you want to edit, then use the tools in the application bar to
make your desired changes.
Personalising the Xperia keyboard
When entering text using the on-screen keyboard or the Phonepad, you can access a
keyboard settings and other text input settings that help you set options for writing
languages, text prediction, automatic spacing and quick full stops. For example, you
can decide how word options are presented and how words get corrected as you
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This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.