57 Section 2: Understanding Your Device

Using the Samsung Keyboard

This QWERTY keyboard can be used to enter text in either a Portrait or landscape
orientation. The only difference between the two orientations are the sizes of the keys.
From a screen where you enter text, rotate your phone counterclockwise to a landscape
orientation. The on‑screen QWERTY keyboard displays.
The Samsung Keyboard
This device has a built‑in, QWERTY keypad (portrait mode) or keyboard (landscape mode).
Using the QWERTY keypad/ keyboard, you can type letter, numbers, punctuation, and other
characters.
To use the Samsung keyboard you must first configure the settings to default to the
Samsung keyboard.
1. From the Home screen, tap Apps g Settings g Language and
input g Default g Samsung keyboard.
– or –
From a screen where you can enter text, in a single motion, touch and drag the
Status bar down to the bottom of the screen, then select Choose input
method g Samsung keyboard.
2. The virtual keyboard is then assigned to the Samsung keyboard configuration for all
subsequent text input.