How to write text
Text input is used in many of the phone functions, such as notes and messages.
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1Introduction
- You can select a number of settings when keying in text.
- The following steps show you how to change writing language, turn on word suggestion and write text.
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2Add writing language
- Press Settings.
- Press All.
- Press Language & input.
- Press the settings icon next to "Google Keyboard".
- Press Input languages.
- Press the required language until it's selected.
- Press the Return key.
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The selected language determines which characters are available and the language used for word suggestion.
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3Turn on word suggestion
- Press Show correction suggestions.
- Press Always show.
- Press the Return key.
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When you turn on word suggestion, words based on the letters you've keyed in are displayed.
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4How to write text
- The following steps require that you're writing text and that the keypad is visible.
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5Write text
- Press the language icon to select the required language.
- Press the letters to write the required word.
- A number of words based on the letters you've keyed in are displayed.
- Press and hold the word suggestion in the middle to see more suggestions.
- Press the required word to insert it.
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The language icon is only available if you've added at least two writing languages, see step 2.
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6Write numbers and symbols
- Press ?123.
- Press the required numbers or the required symbols.
- Press =\ to see more symbols.
- Press ABC to return to text input.