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Entering Text using Different Input Options
Although the default text input method with the Samsung
keyboard is to use the on-screen keys you have other
options.
Note: To access settings, touch and hold the Input Methods
button , then tap (
Settings ) then select it from
the available options.
1. From within an active message, tap the text input field
to reveal the on-screen keyboard.
2. Tap (
Input Methods ) to use the default Voice
typing input method to convert your spoken words to
on-screen text.
– or –
Touch and hold to select from other input
methods such as:
• Voice to text to launch the device’s Google Voice typing
application to covert spoken words into on-screen text.
• Handwriting to launch an on-screen handwriting area that can
be used to convert on-screen patterns (text) to text.
•Clipboard to launch the device’s clipboard area from where
you can select a current clipboard item to place in your current
message.
• Settings to access the Samsung keyboard settings menu.
•Emoticons to access a variety of emoticon pages.
• Keyboard alignment to detach the on-screen keyboard so that
you can manually dock it anywhere on the current text entry
screen. Selecting the feature again redocks the keyboard into
its original location using the original size.
Changing the Text Input Mode in Keyboard
1. From a screen where you can enter text, tap the text
input field to reveal the on-screen keyboard.
2. With Samsung keyboard as your text entry method,
select one of the following text mode options:
•Abc : to use alphabetic characters from the on-screen
keyboard. In this mode, the text mode button displays .
•Symbol/Numeric : to enter numbers by pressing the
numbers selecting them on the on-screen keyboard. In this
mode, the text mode button displays .
There are up to 2 available pages of numeric symbols available
by tapping .
ABC
ABC
Sym
Sym
Sym
Sym
ABC
ABC
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