Samsung SPH-L300ZSASPR - Manual (Page 37)

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Text Entry Options
You can set your phone's text entry options through the main settings menu or through the
options menu on your keyboard display.
1. Press and tap > Settings > Language and input > (adjacent to the
Samsung keyboard
field)
- or -
From within an active text entry screen, tap from the bottom of the screen to reveal
the Samsung keyboard settings screen.
2. Set any of the following options:
 Portrait keyboard types allows you to choose a keyboard configuration (Qwerty
[default] or 3x4 keyboard).
 Input language sets the input language. Tap a language from the available list. The
keyboard is updated to the selected language.
 Predictive text enables predictive text entry mode. This must be enabled to gain
access to the advanced settings. Tap the ON/OFF slider to turn Predictive text on,
and then tap Predictive text to access the advanced settings
 T9 Trace allows you to type words by swiping or tracing between onscreen keys.
 Handwriting enables the phone to recognize onscreen handwriting and convert it to
text.
 Voice input activates the Voice input feature. This feature uses Google’s networked
speech recognition application to convert voice input to text.
 Auto capitalization automatically capitalizes the first letter of the first word in each
sentence (standard English style).
 Auto-punctuate automatically inserts a period at the end of a sentence when you
tap the space bar twice while using the onscreen QWERTY keyboard.
 Character preview provides an automatic preview of the current character selection
within the text string. This is helpful when multiple characters are available within one
key.
 Key-tap sound enables auditory feedback when you tap an onscreen key.
 Tutorial launches a brief onscreen tutorial covering the main concepts related to the
Samsung keyboard.
 Reset settings resets the keyboard settings back to their original configuration.