How To Use Samsung Keyboard – Samsung Galaxy Tab 4

Jul 5, 2014

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Learn how to use Samsung keyboard on your Samsung Galaxy Tab 4. Complete or replace the word you are typing with the most probable word.

To configure the Samsung keyboard:

From the Language and input screen, touch Settings icon next to Samsung keyboard. The following options are available:

INPUT LANGUAGES

Select input languages: Set the input language. Touch a language from the available list. The keyboard is updated to the selected language.

SMART TYPING

Predictive text: Enable predictive text entry mode. This must be enabled to gain access to the advanced settings. Touch and hold to access the advanced settings. Touch the OFF / ON button to turn it ON. The following options are available:
- Live word update: Automatically update predictive text with popular new words daily.
- Personalized data: Use personal language that you have added to make your prediction results better.
- Learn from Facebook: Log in to your Facebook account so your phone can learn your Facebook style.
- Learn from Gmail: Log in to your Gmail account so your phone can learn your Gmail style.
- Learn from Twitter: Log in to your Twitter account so your phone can learn your Twitter style.
- Learn from Contacts: Allow your device to learn from your Contacts.
- Clear server data: Delete anonymous data that is stored on the personalization server.
- Clear personal data: Remove all personalized data that you have entered.
- Privacy Policy: Read the privacy policy. Follow the onscreen instructions.
Auto replacement: Complete or replace the word you are typing with the most probable word when you touch the space bar. Touch the OFF/ON button to turn it ON.
Auto capitalization: Automatically capitalize the first letter of the first word in each sentence (standard English style).
Auto spacing: Automatically insert spaces between words.
Auto punctuate: Automatically insert a full stop in a sentence by touching the space bar twice when using the onscreen QWERTY keyboard.

KEYBOARD SWIPE

Touch one of the following:

None: Turn Keyboard swipe off.
SwiftKey Flow: Enable the SwiftKey Flow feature. When enabled, you can enter text by sliding your finger across the keyboard.
Cursor control: Move the cursor by sliding your finger across the keyboard.

KEY-TAP FEEDBACK

Select one or more of the following:

Sound: Enable or disable auditory feedback when you touch an onscreen key.
Vibration: Enable or disable vibration when you touch an onscreen key.
Character preview: Provide an automatic preview of the current character selection within the text string. This is helpful when multiple characters are available within one key.

MORE SETTINGS

Reset settings: Reset the keyboard settings back to their original configuration.

Note

This guide will work on all Samsung Galaxy Tabs; including Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0, Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 and Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1.

Tags:

Android, Galaxy, Galaxy Tab 4, Keyboard, Samsung, Settings

Amarnath Natarajan

I am a freelance programmer and tech enthusiast. In my spare time, I contribute to this website.

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