Setting Typing Options
The onscreen keyboard has several built-in shortcuts and tricks that you can turn on or off. Tap Settings > Language & Input and then tap next to Android Keyboard. The Android Keyboard Settings screen opens .
The Android Keyboard Settings screen. After you get the hang of typing on the onscreen keyboard, you’ll know whether a particular typing option is helpful or irritating.
You can set the following options:
- Auto-Capitalization. Capitalize the first letter after a period automatically.
- Sound on Keypress. Play a sound each time you press a key. To adjust the keypress volume, tap Advanced Settings > Keypress Sound Volume Settings. See also “Adjusting the Volume” in Chapter 2.
Add-On Dictionaries. Install, disable, or delete autocorrection dictionaries for various languages.
Auto Correction. Suggest words and corrections on the keyboard automatically as you type . In modest mode, tap a suggestion to accept it; to reject it, finish typing the word. In aggressive mode, Auto Correction replaces typos with suggestions automatically when you tap a space or punctuation character at the end of a word. Touch and hold the center suggestion to see additional suggestions.
- Show Correction Suggestions. Determines whether Auto Correction suggestions appear.