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Google Voice Typing
Google voice typing uses the Google voice recognition service to convert speech to text.
You must have a data connection on a mobile or Wi-Fi network to use it.
1. Tap to access the voice typing when you are using the Google keyboard.
2. When you see the microphone image, speak what you want to type.
3. You can continue entering text to keep it or to delete it.
NOTE: Say “comma,” “period,” “question mark,” “exclamation mark,” or “exclamation point”
to enter punctuation.
Enabling or Disabling Input Methods
1. Press the Home Key > > Settings > Language & input > Current Keyboard.
2. Tap CHOOSE KEYBOARDS.
3. Slide the on/o switch beside a keyboard name to enable or disable it.
NOTE: Some default keyboards cannot be disabled.
Changing Your Input Method
1. When you use the on-screen keyboard to enter text, the icon appears in the
Status Bar.
2. Open the Notication Panel and tap Change keyboard.
3. Tap to select an input method.
NOTE: The icon appears only when more than one input method is installed
and enabled.
Input Method Settings
Choose the input method settings by pressing the Home Key > > Settings >
Language & input.
In the Keyboard & input methods section, you can set the current input method and
choose the settings for input methods.
• Tap
to enter miniature icons.
• Tap
to use Google’s networked voice input.
• Tap and hold > to change the input language or set up the Google keyboard.
Gesture Typing
The Google keyboard supports the gesture typing feature. You use this feature to input a
word by sliding through the letters.
To enable and use gesture typing:
1. On the Google keyboard, tap and hold > > Google Keyboard Settings.
Or, tap Home Key > > Settings > Language & input > Google Keyboard.
2. Tap Gesture Typing > Enable gesture typing if the feature is turned o.
3. Move your nger from letter to letter on the keyboard to trace a word without lifting
the nger until you reach the end of the word.
NOTES:
• Tap when you want to. If you want to enter a single letter, go ahead and tap.
• Lift your nger at the end of the word. A space is added automatically when you begin
to input the next word.
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