Entering text using the android keyboard – Samsung SCH-M828CAATFN User Manual

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Entering Text Using the Android Keyboard

To alternate between text input methods, Swype and the Android
Keyboard, see “Alternating between Swype and Android
Keyboard”
on page 32.

Selecting a Text Mode using the Android Keyboard

Note:

Some characters and types, such as some symbols and emoticons

are not accessible from the onscreen keyboard.

1.

From a screen where you can enter text, tap the input field

to reveal the onscreen keyboard.

2.

With Android keyboard as your text entry method, select

one of the following text mode options:

• ?123

to enter numbers by pressing the numbers on the onscreen

keyboard.

• ABC to use alphabetic characters from the onscreen keyboard.

Note:

When entering text, tap

to change letter capitalization.

• Voice Input

allows the device to use its built-in voice

recognizer software to hear your voice and transcript it directly into
text.

Android Keyboard Overview

Entry field: a field where text, numbers, or other characters can
be entered.

Suggested Word choices: a row of selectable word choices based
on the current set of entered text. Tap an onscreen choice to
insert the selection into your text entry field at the current cursor
position. Tap the gray left and right arrows on this field to reveal
additional word choices.

Delete: deletes characters from the entry field.

CAPS/ALT: When in ABC mode, this key changes the capitalization
of the subsequent entered characters.
When in ?123 mode, this key can show additional symbol
characters.

Capitalization in Abc mode can be altered by using the Caps button.

Symbols used in ?123 mode can be enhanced by accessing additional

symbol characters.

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