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Swype Text Entry Tips
You can access the SwypeTips application and watch a video or
tutorial on using Swype. You can also use the following Swype
text entry tips.
•
Create a squiggle (like an S shape) to create a double letter (such as pp
in apple).
•
Touch and hold a key to view the punctuation menu then make a
selection.
•
Move your finger or stylus over the apostrophe to enter contractions.
•
Double-touch on the word you want to change to correct a misspelled
word, then touch the delete key to erase one character. Touch and hold
the delete key to erase an entire word.
Enabling and Configuring SWYPE
If you configure another keyboard you must enable SWYPE again
to use the SWYPE keyboard.
When SWYPE is enabled there is no normal keyboard
functionality.
To enable SWYPE:
1. From the Home screen, touch ➔
Settings
➔
Locale
and text
.
2. Touch
Set default keyboard
, then touch
Swype
.
SWYPE Settings
To configure Swype settings:
1. From the Home screen, touch ➔
Settings
➔
Locale
and text
➔
Swype
.
2. Touch one of the following Swype settings to activate the
setting:
• Language
: allows you to select the current text input language.
Default language is US English.
•Auto-spacing
: automatically inserts a space between words.
When you finish a word, just lift your finger or stylus and start the
next word.
• Auto-capitalization
: automatically capitalizes the first letter of a
sentence.
•Word Prediction
: uses a built-in word database to predict words
while entering text in Swype.
• Enable Tip Indicato
r: turns on an on-screen flashing indicator that
provides helpful user information.
• Disable Audio Feedback
: turns off sounds generated by the
Swype application.
• Vibrate on keypress
: activates a vibration sensation as you enter
text using the keypad.