Samsung Galaxy Player 5 Instruction Manual

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Section 4: Entering Text
This section describes how to enter words, letters, punctuation 
and numbers when you need to enter text.
Vir tual QWERTY Keyboard
Your device uses a virtual QWERTY keyboard for text entry. Use 
the keyboard to enter letters, punctuation, numbers, and other 
characters into text entry fields or applications. Access the 
keyboard by touching any text entry field.
The virtual QWERTY keyboard displays at the bottom of the 
screen. By default, when you rotate...

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For more information, refer to “Language and Keyboard”  on 
page 116.
Entering Text Using Swype
Swype™ is a new way to enter text on touch screens. Instead of 
touching each key, use your finger to trace over each letter of a 
word. For each word, place your finger on the first letter and glide 
to the subsequent letters, lifting on the last letter.
The following example shows how to enter the word “this”. Put 
your finger down on the “t” and, without lifting, glide it to the “h”, 
then to the “i”,...

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Accented characters: Just glide through the letters of the word. 
Swype usually recognizes the word and correctly accents the letters.
Error correction: If you make a mistake, double-tap on the word you 
want to change.
Configuring Swype
Configure Swype to your preferences.
For more information, refer to “Swype Keypad”  on page 117.
While entering text, touch and hold the Swype Key   to change 
input methods.
Swype Help
While entering text, you can get help for using Swype.
Touch...

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Editing Keyboard
The Editing Keyboard provides a quick way to move the cursor 
and highlight text. If the application in which you are working 
supports editing, you can cut, copy, or paste highlighted text.
To display the Editing Keyboard:
1.Swype from the Swype Key   to the  key.
– or –
Swype from the Swype Info Key  to the  key.
2.Touch the edit key.
Entering Text Using the Samsung Keypad
The Samsung Keypad is a custom virtual QWERTY keyboard, 
featuring predictive text. Input characters by...

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Entering Upper and Lower Case Letters
The default case is lower case (abc). Enter upper and lower case 
alphabet letters by touching the Shift key   to toggle the 
case, before touching the letter key(s).
Touch once to switch from abc to Abc mode
Touch and hold to switch to ABC mode
Entering Symbols and Numbers
To enter a number, touch  , then touch the corresponding 
key.
To enter common symbols, touch   to switch to Symbols 
mode, then touch the corresponding key.
There are three...

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Continue typing your message. XT9 mode can be used in 
portrait or landscape mode.
Editing Text
You can edit the text you enter in text fields by cutting, copying, 
or pasting text. These operations can be performed within and 
across apps. However, some apps do not support editing some or 
all of the text displayed while others may offer their own way to 
select text.
Editing Existing Text
To edit text that you have entered:
1.Touch the text at the point you want to edit.
The 
Cursor   displays at...

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On the pop-up, touch Copy to copy the selected text, Cut to 
copy and remove the selected text, or 
Paste to replace the 
selected text with text previously saved to the clipboard.
– or –
Enter text by typing or speaking to replace the selection 
with what you type.
– or –
Touch the Delete   key to delete the selected text.
Tip:  Touch on another area of the screen to unselect the text.
Pasting Text
To paste previously copied text:
1.Touch the text at the point you want to paste...

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Use your finger tip to write out each character.
5.When you write single letters, suggestions are offered in 
the 
Letter Options area. The suggested letter appears in 
blue. If that suggestion is incorrect, touch one of the other 
letters.
Handwriting Tips
For uppercase letters, write the letter larger than the lowercase letters.
Write a dash (horizontal line) to add a space.
To write numbers and symbols with Handwriting box 1, write numbers 
in the lower left area and symbols in the lower right...

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Text Input Mode: For Handwriting box 2, the current mode is 
displayed in the lower left corner of the handwriting area. Touch the 
Text Input Mode key to activate alphabetic (
ABC), numeric (123), or 
symbols (?#+) mode.
Handwriting Settings
To change the Handwriting settings:
1.Touch Settings , then touch Handwriting settings.
The following settings can be changed:
 Recognition time: Set the time it takes for your tablet to recognize 
what you write. Choose from 0.1, 0.3, 0.5,...

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Section 5: Messaging
This section describes how to send and receive messages and 
other features associated with messaging.
Types of Messages
Your device supports these types of messages:
Gmail: Send and receive Gmail from your Google account.
Email: Send and receive email from your email accounts, including 
Corporate Exchange mail.
Google Talk: Chat with other Google Talk users.
Note: Your Wi-Fi-only device does NOT support voice calling and messaging 
services. Please disregard any “dial” and...