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 the device, the screen 
orientation updates to display the keyboard at the bottom of the 
screen.
Text Input Methods
Your device offers several text input methods. This section 
explains two of them.
Swype: Swype™ is a new text input method that allows you to enter 
words by gliding your finger over the virtual QWERTY keyboard, lifting 
your finger between words. You can also enable Word prediction, 
which matches your key touches to common words.
Samsung Keypad: The Samsung Keyboard is a virtual QWERTY 
keyboard that allows you to enter text by touching keys on the screen. 
The Samsung Keypad includes predictive text, which matches your 
key touches to common words so that you can select the word to enter 
it into your text.
Changing the Input Method
When entering text, you can select the text input method.
1.Touch and hold a text field.
The Edit text pop-up displays.
2.Touch Input method.
The Select input method pop-up displays.
3.Touch an input method to activate it.
Swype Keyboard 
						

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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”, then over to the “s”.Here are a few tips to get you started:
Auto-spacing: When you finish a word, just lift your finger and start 
the next word.
Double letters: Just “scribble” on the key.
Auto-capitalization: Swype recognizes and capitalizes the first word 
of sentences. If you want to capitalize a word that is not at the 
beginning of a sentence, just glide above the keyboard before gliding 
over the next letter.
Contractions: Swype recognizes most words that include an 
apostrophe, just swype the letters of the word, including the 
apostrophe.
Punctuation: Touch and hold a key to view a punctuation menu and 
make a selection.
New 
Paragraph
Delete
KeySwype
Key
Symbols /Space
Speech
Language
NumericRecognition ShiftKeyboardBar 
						

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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 Shift  , then touch and hold the Swype Info Key  to 
display Swype Help.
Touch Tu t o r i a l for an interactive tutorial.
Touch Settings to display Swype settings.
Entering Symbols and Numbers
Using the Swype Keyboard:
Touch and hold on a key to enter the symbol or number at the top of 
the key.
Touch and hold on a key until a menu of all characters available on that 
key appears, then touch a character to enter it.
For more symbols, touch Shift  , then touch the corresponding 
key.
Touch   to switch to the symbols keyboard.
To display the alphabetic keyboard, touch  .
Touch and hold   or   to display the numeric keyboard and 
quickly enter numbers and mathematical operators.
To u c h  to display the alphabetic keyboard.
Using Swype Speech Recognition
Enter text by speaking. Swype recognizes your speech and 
enters text for you.
Touch  . At the Speak now prompt, speak the text you 
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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 touching the 
on-screen keys with your finger or use speech recognition.As you enter characters, predictive text matches your key 
touches to common words and displays them. Select a word 
from the display to insert it into your text.
Configuring the Keypad
To configure the Samsung Keypad to your preferences:
While entering text, touch Settings .
The Samsung keypad settings screen is displayed. For 
more information, refer to “Samsung Keypad”  on 
page 118.
New 
Paragraph
Text Input ModeKeypad Shift
KeyDelete
Space Bar
Speech
Recognition
SettingsKey 
						

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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 pages of symbols. Touch   to switch to the 
next page.
Touch and hold a vowel key (A, E, I, O, U, or Y) or the C, N, or S 
key to open a small window where you can touch an accented 
vowel or other alternate letter.
Touch and hold the Period key ( . ) to open a small window with a 
set of common symbols and Emoticons.
Using XT9 Predictive Text
XT9 is a predictive text system that has next-letter prediction and 
regional error correction, which compensates for users touching 
the wrong keys on QWERTY keyboards. 
1.Touch Settings   at the bottom of the keypad.
The Samsung keypad settings screen displays.
2.Touch the XT9 field so a green check mark appears next to 
the field.
3.Touch the XT9 advanced settings field to modify XT9 
associated settings. For more information, refer to 
“Samsung Keypad”  on page 118.
Note: The XT9 option is available only when Abc mode has been selected.
4.Begin typing a word. A list of word options displays. Touch 
one of the words to replace the word that has already been 
typed.
– or –
Touch   and then touch Add word to register a new 
word to XT9.
?123
?123
?123
?123 
						

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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 the point you touched.
2.Touch and drag the Cursor to a better position, if 
necessary.
3.Enter additional text or delete text by repeatedly touching 
the 
Delete  key.
Copying, Deleting, or Replacing Text
To select and copy, delete, or replace text:
1.Touch and hold the text or word you want to select.
The Edit text pop-up displays.
2.Touch Select word or Select all.
The selected text is highlighted with a     tab at each 
end of the selection.
3.Drag a selection tab to expand or reduce the range of 
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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 the copied 
text.
The 
Cursor   displays at the point you touched.
2.Touch and hold the Cursor and touch Paste in the pop-up.
Closing the Keyboard
To close the keyboard:
Touch the Back Key .
Using the Handwriting Feature
You can enter text simply by using your finger to handwrite letters 
on your screen.
1.From a screen where you can enter text, activate the 
keypad by touching a text input field on the screen.
2.If necessary, change to the Samsung keypad. For more 
information, refer to “Changing the Input Method”  on 
page 37.
3.If necessary, touch Settings  ➔ Portrait keypad types, 
then 
Handwriting box 1 or Handwriting box 2.
Handwriting box 1 has four handwriting areas, two for 
characters (
a), one for numbers (1), and one for symbols 
and special characters (
?).
Handwriting box 2 has one handwriting area.
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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 area. For 
Handwriting box 2, touch the Text Input Mode key.
Handwriting Box Key
The keys are similar for both handwriting pads.
Delete: Touch to delete letters or touch and hold to delete 
multiple letters.
Line Return: Start a new line of text.
Language / Space: Touch to add a space. If you have more than one 
language defined, touch and hold this key, then drag across the 
pop-up to change the language.
Keypad Settings: Display the keypad settings. For more information, 
refer to “Handwriting Settings”  on page 45.
Handwriting areasDelete Key
Line Return
Language / Space
Keypad Settings
Letter Options
Handwriting box 1
Handwriting box 2
Letter Options
Handwriting area
Delete Key
Line Return
Language / Space
Keypad Settings
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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, 1, or 2 seconds.
 About: View information on the handwriting tool manufacturer and 
view Gesture Methods for Space, Enter, and Back Space.
2.Touch  repeatedly to return to your message.
Using Speech Recognition
You can use your voice to enter text using the Voice input feature, 
which lets you enter text by speaking. Samsung Keypad 
recognizes your speech and enters text for you.
Note: Enable Voice Input in Samsung keypad settings. For more information, refer to “Samsung Keypad”  on page 118.
1.Touch Speech Recognition  on the Samsung Keypad.
2.At the Speak now prompt, speak clearly and distinctly into 
the microphone.
3.Working... is displayed while the software is converting 
your voice to text.
The text is displayed in the message.
4.Touch Speech Recognition  again to speak and add 
more test.
Note: The feature works best when you break your message down into smaller segments. 
						

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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 “message” related menus 
because some Gmail options are identically set in all Android devices.
Gmail
Send and receive email with Gmail, Google’s web-based email.
Tip: To set up your Google account on your device, use Accounts and sync 
settings. For more information, refer to “Accounts and Sync”  on 
page 114.
From the Home screen, touch Gmail.
– or –
From a Home screen, touch Applications  
➔Gmail.
Setting Up Your Gmail Account
The first time you launch Gmail, your device prompts you to set 
up your Google account.
Note: You can use more than one Google account on your device. To add 
another account, use the Menu Key  ➔ Accounts ➔ Add accounts option.
1.From the Home screen, touch Gmail.
2.At the Add a Google Account screen, touch Next to begin, 
then touch an option:
: Follow the prompts to create a new account.
 Sign in: Enter your Google Username and Password, then touch 
Sign In.
3.The device communicates with the Google server to set up 
your account and synchronize your email. When complete, 
your Gmail appears in the Inbox.