Samsung 10.1 Cell Phone User Manual


 
Entering Text 32
Section 4: Entering Text
Text Input Methods
Your device offers several text input methods:
Android keyboard
: Enter text by touching keys on a virtual QWERTY
keyboard. Android keyboard includes predictive text, which matches
your key touches to common words so you can select a word to insert
it into your text.
Samsung keypad
: Enter text by touching keys on a virtual QWERTY
keyboard. Samsung keypad includes optional XT9 predictive text,
which matches your key touches to common words so you can select
a word to insert it into your text.
Voice input
: Use the Voice Input option of either keyboard to speak
your entries.
Virtual QWERTY Keyboard
Your device offers two virtual QWERTY keyboards for text entry,
the Android keyboard and the Samsung keypad. Use the
keyboard to enter letters, punctuation, numbers, and other
characters into text entry fields or applications.
Touch any text entry field to display a keyboard at the bottom of
the screen. By default, when you rotate the device, the screen
updates to display the keyboard at the bottom of the screen.
Choosing the Text Entry Method
You can choose a default entry method in Settings, and choose a
method at any time from the System bar.
For information about choosing the default entry method, see
“Current input method” on page 83.
To change the entry method while entering text, touch in
the System bar, then choose a new keyboard, or voice input.