Understanding Your Device 41
Entering Text
Your device uses a virtual QWERTY keyboard for text entry.
Use the keyboard to enter letters, punctuation, numbers, and
other characters into text entry fields or applications. Access
the keyboard by touching any text entry field.
You can also use voice input to speak your inputs.
The virtual QWERTY keyboard displays at the bottom of the
screen. By default, when you rotate the device, the screen
orientation updates to display the keyboard at the bottom of
the screen.

Text Input Methods

Your device offers three text input methods: Google voice
typing, Samsung keyboard, and Swype.
You can set a default text entry method in Settings. For more
information, see “Language and input” on page 156.
To choose a text input method at any time:
While entering text, touch and drag downward from the
top of the screen to display Notifications, then touch
Select input method
.

Using Samsung Keyboard

The Samsung keyboard is a custom virtual QWERTY
keyboard, featuring optional predictive text. Input characters
by tapping the on-screen keys with your finger, or use
speech recognition.
You can enable predictive text, to have the Samsung
keyboard match your key touches to common words and
displays them. Select a word from the display to insert it into
your text.
Configuring Samsung keyboard
Configure the Samsung keyboard to your preferences.

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For more information, see
“Samsung keyboard”
on page157.

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While entering text, touch and hold , then select from
the pop-up menu.
Entering Upper and Lower Case Letters
The default case is lower case (abc). Enter upper and lower
case alphabet letters by touching the Shift key to toggle the
case, before touching the letter key(s).
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Touch once to switch from abc to Abc mode
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Touch and hold to switch to ABC mode