Touch and hold the text or word you want to select.
To select and copy, delete, or replace text: Enter additional text or delete text by repeatedly touching the x Delete key.Touch and drag the Cursor to a better position, if necessary.The Cursor displays at the point you touched. Touch the text at the point you want to edit.However, some apps do not support editing some or all of the text displayed while others may offer their own way to select text. These operations can be performed within and across apps. You can edit the text you enter in text fields by cutting, copying, or pasting text.When you enable the Google voice typing setting, you can use your voice to enter text instead of the keyboard.Using Google Voice Typing from the Samsung Keyboard Touch a word to insert it into your text.While entering characters, potential word matches display in the Predictive text area above the keyboard. Note: Enable Predictive text in Samsung keyboard settings. By using Predictive text, you can have next-letter prediction and regional error correction, which compensates for touching the wrong keys on the QWERTY keyboard.) to open a small window with a set of common symbols. Slide to the letter until it is highlighted, and release. 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 chose an accented vowel or other alternate letter.Touch 1/2 icon to switch to the next page. To enter common symbols, touch Sym icon to switch to symbol mode, and then touch the corresponding key.The number keys are displayed at the top of the keyboard and are always available.When ABC mode is enabled, the Shift key background turns blue. Touch once to switch from abc to Abc mode.Enter upper and lower case alphabet letters by touching the Shift key up arrow icon to toggle the case, before touching the letter key(s). The Samsung keyboard settings screen displays. Touch and hold Options icon on the keyboard and then touch Settings icon.You can configure the Samsung keyboard to your preferences. Touch the tab at the top of the Floating or Split keyboard to move it.Touch and hold Options icon on the keyboard and then select Floating icon or Split icon from the pop-up menu.In addition to the default QWERTY keyboard, there are two other types of the Samsung keyboard: a Floating keyboard and a Split keyboard.Log into these applications to enable the Samsung keyboard to learn from your text input. The Personalization option learns from GMail, Facebook, and Twitter.You can enable predictive text, to have the Samsung keyboard match your key touches to common words and displays them. Input characters by touching the on- screen keys with your finger or use speech recognition. The Samsung keyboard is a custom virtual QWERTY keyboard, featuring optional predictive text or continuous input.Touch the top of the screen and swipe downward.To choose a text input method while entering text: You can set a default text entry method in Settings. Your device offers the following text input methods: Add languages to the keyboard, and then slide the space key left or right to change language keyboards.
Options are: Normal, Floating, and Split. Touch and hold Options icon, and then touch Keyboard icon to change the keyboard type.