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Type

keyboard when you need it

Quick start: Type

When you touch a text box, like in a message or search, you
have keyboard options.

• Type or gesture: Enter letters by touching them one at a

time. Or, enter a word by tracing a path through the letters.

• Close the keyboard: Touch

Anne

And

Annex

Anne

See a different
keyboard? It varies
by app. This one is
for texting.

Tips & tricks

• Move the cursor: Touch a spot in the text to place the

cursor, then drag the arrow under the cursor to move it.

• Dictionary: To add a word you enter often, enter it, touch

the word in the word list below the text box, then touch
there again to add it to your dictionary.

• Symbols: Touch and hold a key to enter the small number or

symbol at the top of it.

To enter several numbers or symbols, touch

• Double letters: Circle a letter to enter two of them.

• Capital letters: Touch

or drag it to the letter you want to

capitalize.

• Special characters: Touch and hold a letter to choose from

other special characters.

• Word prediction: While you’re typing, word suggestions

appear above the keyboard. Touch one to select it.

• Voice entry: Touch

on the touchscreen keyboard, then

say what you want to type. You can speak as long as you like,
pause whenever you want, and dictate punctuation to
create correct sentences.

• Vibrate: Don’t like the vibrating keys when you type? Touch

Apps

Settings

> Language & input > Google

Keyboard

> Preferences.