The following procedure allows you to select and set the default method to use when entering text. 1. Press and then touch > Settings > Language and input.
2. Touch Default to select a text entry method.
Note: You can change the input method while you’re entering text. Swipe your finger down from the status bar to display Notifications, and then touch Choose input method.
Google Voice Typing
Google voice typing allows you to speak your entries. When you enable Google voice typing, it’s available for use when you touch a field to enter text.
1. Press and then touch > Settings > Language and input. 2. Touch beside Google voice typing to configure options:
l Choose input languages: Select language(s) to use for voice input, or choose Automatic to let Google decide.
l Block offensive words: Hide recognized offensive words.
l Download offline speech recognition: Download and install speech recognition engines, to allow you to use voice input while not connected to the network, such as during Airplane mode.
Samsung Keyboard
The Samsung Keyboard is an on-screen QWERTY keyboard, so you can enter text by “typing” on the keyboard. Samsung keyboard is enabled by default, and you can choose options for using it. 1. Press and then touch > Settings > Language and input.
2. Touch next to Samsung keyboard to configure these options:
l Input languages: Choose language(s) for use with Samsung keyboard. When you have more than one language enabled, you can slide your finger on the space bar while entering text to switch languages. l Predictive text: Touch the ON/OFF switch to turn predictive text On or Off. Predictive text suggests words matching your text entries, and optionally, complete common words automatically. Touch Predictive text to configure options:
o Live word update: When enabled, Samsung keyboard automatically updates with
popular new words every day.
o Personalized data: When enabled, predictive text uses personal language data you
have entered to make better predictions.
o Learn from Facebook: Log into Facebook to allow your tablet to learn your Facebook
style.
o Learn from Gmail: Log into Gmail to allow your tablet to learn from your Gmail email.
o Learn from Twitter: Log into Twitter to allow your tablet to learn from your Twitter
o Learn from Contacts: Allow your tablet to learn from your Contacts entries.
o Clear server data: Remove all anonymous data stored on the personalization server.
o Clear personalized data: Remove all personalized data you have entered.
o Privacy policy: View information about privacy policies for personalization. l Keyboard swipe: Configure options for entering text by swiping your finger over the letters, instead of tapping each letter individually. o None: When enabled, the keyboard doesn’t recognize swipes on the keyboard as text. o Continuous input: When enabled, you can enter text by sliding your finger across the keys on the keyboard. o Cursor control: When enabled, you can slide your finger across the keyboard to move the cursor to begin entering text. l Key-tap feedback: Choose options for the keyboard to indicate your entries. o Sound: When enabled, the keyboard plays a sound for your key taps. o Character preview: When enabled, the character displays in a bubble as you tap each key. l More settings: o Help: Learn about Samsung Keyboard. o Reset settings: Return settings to the defaults.
Swype
Swype is a new way to enter text on touch screens. Instead of touching each key individually, use your finger to trace over the letters of a word. For each word, place your finger on the first letter and glide to the subsequent letters, lifting on the last letter.1. Press and then touch > Settings > Language and input. 2. Touch next to Swype to configure these options: l Settings: Set Swype options. o Sound on keypress: Play sounds for your Swype touches. o Long-press delay: A “long press” is a touch-and-hold gesture you can use on multi- function keys to display a menu of alternate characters. The long-press delay sets the length of time Swype will measure to distinguish a long press from a regular key press. o Show complete trace: When enabled, the trace of each word displays briefly as you
o Auto-capitalization: When enabled, Swype automatically capitalizes the first word of
sentences.
o Auto-spacing: When enabled, Swype automatically inserts spaces between words as
you complete them.
o Next word prediction: When enabled, Swype predicts the next word based on the
previous word.
o Show Voice key: When enabled, the Voice key is displayed on the Swype keyboard.
l Themes: Choose options for display of the Swype keyboard. l My Words: Manage your personal dictionary and data usage. l Languages: Choose the current language for Swype, and download new languages. l Gestures: Learn about shortcuts you can use on the keyboard to quickly accomplish common tasks. l Help: Get additional information about using Swype. l Updates: Check for updates to Swype, and install them if desired.
Voice Search
Google Voice Search allows you to speak search criteria, to search the Internet. 1. Press and then touch > Settings > Language and input. 2. Touch Voice search for these options:l Language: Choose a language for voice searching.
l “Ok Google” hotword detection: When enabled, you can say “Google” to launch voice search from the Google Search app.
l Speech output: Choose options for speech output.
l Block offensive words: When enabled, words many people find offensive are replaced in search results with a placeholder (####).
l Offline speech recognition: Download speech recognition to enable voice input while offline.
l Google Account dashboard: Manage your collected data (available when signed in to your Google Account).
l Bluetooth headset: Record your spoke commands through an optional Bluetooth headset (not included).