Keyboard & typing
Keyboard & typing
How to use the keyboard, use speech-to-text, access keyboard settings, and more.
INSTRUCTIONS & INFO- To access the keyboard, tap on a text entry field.
- Touch and hold a character key to access a list of characters associated with that key.
- Tap the Symbols key for a list of common symbols.
- Tap the Arrow keys to view more symbols and smileys.
- Tap the abc key to return to the alphanumeric keyboard.
- Tap the Shift key to enter a capital letter. Tap it again to use CAPS Lock.
- The Suggestion bar will suggest alternate spellings to the last entered word if applicable. Tap a suggestion to replace the word in the text field.
Note: Swiping up from under a suggested word will also replace a word with the word from the Suggestion bar.
- To use speech-to-text, touch and hold the Settings icon key.
- Tap the Microphone icon.
- Speak now to use Speech-to-Text.
- To copy and paste, touch and hold the desired text.
- Drag the cursors in either direction to highlight the desired text, then tap Copy.
- Tap the desired area in the text field.
- Tap Paste.
- To input text using Swype, slide a finger from one letter of a word to the next, lifting only between words.
- To adjust Key tap sound, predictive text, language, keyboard height and more, tap the Settings icon key.
- Tap the desired option.
- To toggle auto-correction on or off, tap Auto-correction.
- Tap the desired option.
- To adjust the keyboard sound settings, tap Additional settings.
- Tap Sound on keypress.
