Acer Predator 8 GT-810 User Manual - Page 19

Changing Google keyboard settings, Predictive text or auto correction, Editing text

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Using your tablet - 19 Changing Google keyboard settings To use a different keyboard language or change settings, open the Application menu and tap Settings. Tap Language & input and under Keyboard & input methods, tap the option you want to modify. Predictive text or auto correction The Google keyboard can provide predictive text input. As you tap the letters of a word, a selection of words are displayed above the keyboard that continue the sequence of letters tapped, or are a close match allowing for errors. The word list changes after every key press. If the word you need is displayed, you can tap on it to insert it into your text. To turn predictive text on or off with the Google keyboard, open the Application menu and tap Settings. Tap Language & input and under Keyboard & input methods, tap Google Keyboard > Text correction. Tap Show correction suggestions to toggle this feature on or off. In addition, tap Auto correction and select one of the options to set the keyboard's auto correction level. Note Predictive text and auto correction are not supported in all apps. Editing text You can select and edit text in certain apps, such as text you have entered in a text field. Selected text can be cut or copied and later pasted within the same application, or to a different application. Note Certain apps may not support text selection, or only support it in certain areas. Other apps may offer specialized commands to select text.

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Using your tablet - 19
Changing Google keyboard settings
To use a different keyboard language or change settings,
open the
Application
menu and tap
Settings
. Tap
Language
& input
and under
Keyboard & input methods
, tap the option
you want to modify.
Predictive text or auto correction
The Google keyboard can provide predictive text input. As
you tap the letters of a word, a selection of words are
displayed above the keyboard that continue the sequence of
letters tapped, or are a close match allowing for errors. The
word list changes after every key press. If the word you
need is displayed, you can tap on it to insert it into your text.
To turn predictive text on or off with the Google keyboard,
open the
Application
menu and tap
Settings
. Tap
Language
& input
and under
Keyboard & input methods
, tap
Google
Keyboard
>
Text
correction
.
Tap
Show
correction
suggestions
to toggle this feature on or off. In addition, tap
Auto correction
and select one of the options to set the
keyboard’s auto correction level.
Editing text
You can select and edit text in certain apps, such as text you
have entered in a text field. Selected text can be cut or
copied and later pasted within the same application, or to a
different application.
Note
Predictive text and auto correction are not supported in all apps.
Note
Certain apps may not support text selection, or only support it in
certain areas. Other apps may offer specialized commands to
select text.