Google ANDROID Quick Start Guide (4.4, KitKat) - Manual (Page 33)

ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE USE THE KEYBOARD 29
Use next-word suggestions
1. Touch the location where you want to input text.
2. Start typing out a word. When the word you want is displayed
in a list above the keyboard, touch it.
3. Continue to touch words unless the one that you want doesn't
appear. If so, type it.
Android continues to suggest words as you type.
To change your keyboard and input methods, go to
Settings > Personal > Language & input.
To turn next-word suggestions on or off, go to
Settings > Personal > Language & input > Keyboard
& input methods > Android keyboard. Touch the
Settings icon, then tick the box next to Next-word
suggestions.
Gesture Typing
Gesture Typing works best for English. Quality varies for other
languages and some don't support it yet.
To input a word using Gesture Typing:
1. Touch the location where you want to type to open the
keyboard.
2. Slide your finger slowly across the letters of the word you
want to input.
3. Release your finger when the word that you want is displayed
in the floating preview or the middle of the suggestion strip.
To select one of the other words in the suggestion strip, touch
it.
Settings