Swype, Tips for Editing Text, Use Swype to Enter Text, Configure Swype

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Swype

Swype lets you enter words by tracing over the letters on the virtual QWERTY keyboard. Instead of tapping each key, use your finger to trace over each letter of a word. You can also tap letters to enter words.

Swype provides next-letter prediction and regional error correction, which can compensate for tapping the wrong keys on the virtual QWERTY keyboards.

Use Swype to Enter Text

1.From a screen where you can enter text drag down from the top of the screen to open the Notification panel, and then tap Select input method > Swype.

2.Swipe your finger continuously over the letters to form a word. As you swipe over letters, words matching your pattern display at the top of the Swype keyboard. To enter a word, lift your finger, or tap a word at the top of the keyboard.

3.While entering text, use these options:

If you make a mistake, tap Swype to delete a single character. Touch and hold Use Swype to Enter Text to delete an entire word or field.

By default, Swype starts with a capital at the beginning of text. To use capitalization

at any time, tap Select input method once to start with a capital letter, or tap twice to enter all capitals.

Tap Configure Swype to switch to a symbols keyboard, and then tap keys to enter numbers and symbols.

Configure Swype

Choose Swype options. For more information, see Swype Settings.

Press Tips for Editing Text and tap Manual background > Settings > My device > Language and input, and then

tap Manual background next to Swype.

Tips for Editing Text

These tips allow you to cut or copy selected text and paste it into a separate selected area.

1.In a text entry field, double-tap the text.

2.Touch and drag the sliders to highlight and select the desired text.

3.Tap an onscreen option from the Edit text menu bar. You can drag your finger along the menu bar to see all the options:

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