Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Manage and Use Text Shortcuts Feature when Typing with Samsung QWERTY Keyboard in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Text shortcuts is a feature available in the Samsung qwerty keyboard in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge that can be used to help you to type better and faster. With this feature, you can create shortcuts for your frequently used sentences or phrases. When you're typing one of your text shortcuts, the preset sentence assigned to this text shortcut will be displayed in the predicted text bar.


How to manage the text shortcuts feature?
Assuming that the predictive text feature is enabled, you can add or delete text shortcuts by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. Scroll down to the System section and then tap Language and input.
   
   
3. Tap Samsung keyboard. Alternatively, when you're entering text, e.g., while composing a new text message, you can quickly go to the keyboard settings by long tapping the key in the left side of the space bar and then tap .
   
   
4. Scroll the screen to the very bottom and then tap Text shortcuts(this option will be available when the predictive text feature is enabled).
   
   
5. Add a new text shortcut:
• Tap Add at the top right to create a new text shortcut.
• Type the desired text shortcut and expanded phrase in the provided fields.
• Tap Add to add the text shortcut.
• The text shortcut has been added.

6. Delete a text shortcut:
• Tap Delete at the top right.
• Select the required text shortcuts you want to delete.
• Tap Delete at the top right.
• The selected shortcuts have been deleted.

How to use text shortcuts feature when typing with the Samsung qwerty keyboard?
You can use the following steps as the example of using this feature:

1. Go to the app or screen where you can enter text, e.g., when composing a new text message.
2. Type one of your text shortcuts. The expanded phrase assigned to this text shortcut will be displayed in the predicted text bar at the top of the keyboard.
3. If you only enable the predictive text feature, you can tap the expanded phrase in the predicted text bar to manually complete or replace the text shortcut you're typing.
   
   
4. If you also enable the auto replace feature, you can tap the space bar or a punctuation mark to automatically complete or replace the text shortcut you're typing with the expanded phrase.
   
   

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable and Use Auto Replace Feature in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Instead of manually correcting your word by selecting one of the predicted text, you can type faster by enabling the auto replace feature to have your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge automatically completes or replaces the word you're typing with the most probable one by tapping the space bar or a punctuation mark.


How to enable the auto replace feature?
Assuming that the predictive text feature is enabled and the input language is set to English(UK), you can turn on the auto replace feature by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. Scroll down to the System section and then tap Language and input.
   
   
3. Tap Samsung keyboard. Alternatively, when you're entering text, e.g., while composing a new text message, you can quickly go to the keyboard settings by long tapping the key in the left side of the space bar and then tap .
   
   
4. Tap Auto replace(this option will be available when the predictive text feature is enabled).
   
   
5. If Auto replace is off, tap the ON/OFF switch to turn it on. The switch turns green when the auto replace is enabled.
   
   
6. Tap the ON/OFF switch next to English(UK) to the the right to enable it. The switch turns green when the auto replace feature for English(UK) is enabled.
   
   

How to use the auto replace feature?
You can use the following steps as the example of using this feature:

1. Go to the app or screen where you can enter text, e.g., when composing a new text message.
2. As you type a word, your phone will show you some predicted text at the top of the Samsung keyboard and highlight the most probable word.
3. If the highlighted word is the word you want to type, tap the space bar or a punctuation mark to automatically complete or replace your word with the highlighted word. If the auto spacing feature is on, your phone will automatically insert a space after you tap a punctuation mark to replace your word.
   
   
4. If the highlighted word is not the word you want to type, you can tap to view more predicted text and then tap the required word to manually correct or replace your word.
   
   

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable and Use Predictive Text Feature in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Predictive text is one of smart typing features that you can use when entering text using the Samsung qwerty keyboard in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge. When this feature is enabled, your phone will provide you a set of predicted text for the word you're typing so you can enter text with ease and more accurate.


How to enable the predictive text feature?
You can turn this feature on by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. Scroll down to the System section and then tap Language and input.
   
   
3. Tap Samsung keyboard. Alternatively, when you're entering text, e.g., while composing a new text message, you can quickly go to the keyboard settings by long tapping the key in the left side of the space bar and then tap .
   
   
4. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Predictive text to the right to enable it. The switch turns green when the predictive text feature is enabled. When this feature is on, your phone will learn your writing style and update words every week to provide you a better predicted text.
   
   
5. If needed, you can enable the auto spacing feature to have your phone automatically inserts a space between words when using predictive text feature by sliding the ON/OFF switch next to Auto spacing to the right to enable it. The switch turns green when the auto spacing feature is enabled.
   
   

How to use the predictive text feature?
As the example, we'll use this feature when English(UK) is set as the input language by using the following steps:

1. Go to the app or screen where you can enter text, e.g., when composing a new text message.
2. As you're typing a word, your phone will show you some predicted text at the top of the keyboard. If needed, you can tap to view more predicted text for your word.
   
   
3. Tap a predicted text to complete or replace your word. If the auto spacing feature is enabled, your phone will automatically enter a space after correcting or replacing the word.
   
   

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable and Use Auto Check Spelling Feature in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Auto check spelling is one of smart typing feature available in Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge that will help you to type better and save you from typing misspelled or incorrect words. When this feature is enabled, your phone will indicate spelling errors with red lines as you type and provide suggestions that you can use to correct and replace misspelled words.


How to enable the auto check spelling feature?
As the example, we'll turn on this feature when English(UK) is set as the input language by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. Scroll down to the System section and then tap Language and input.
   
   
3. Tap Samsung keyboard. Alternatively, when you're entering text using Samsung keyboard, you can quickly go to the Samsung keyboard settings menu by long tapping the key in the left side of the space bar and then select .
   
   
4. Tap Auto check spelling.
   
   
5. Slide the ON/OFF switch to the right to enable the auto check spelling feature. The switch turns green when it's enabled.
   
   
6. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to English(UK) to enable the auto check spelling feature for this language. The switch turns green when it's enabled.
   
   
7. The auto check spelling feature for English(UK) has been enabled.

How to use the auto check spelling feature?
You can use the following steps as the example of using this feature:

1. Go to the app or screen where you can enter text, e.g., while composing a new text message.
2. As you type the message, your phone will underline misspelled words in red.
   
   
3. Tap an underlined word to see the list of suggested words and then tap the required one to correct or replace the misspelled word.
   
   

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Use Samsung 3x4 Keyboard in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

If you have enabled the 3x4 keyboard in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, you can use it to help you to type better if you have difficulty when typing with smaller keys because it has bigger keys than qwerty keyboard or if you have just switched from a feature phone because it has simpler layout than qwerty keyboard.

How to use Samsung 3x4 keyboard?
The abc mode will be displayed at the first place when you use the Samsung 3x4 keyboard in your phone. When you're in this mode, you can do the following actions:

1. Entering numbers:
   You can do so by long tapping the key where the required number is placed. As the example, if you want to enter number "5", then you have to long tap .
2. Entering letters:
   You can do so by using one of the following methods:
• Tap the key where the required letter is placed as many as the letter position in the key. As the example, if you want to enter letter "v", then you have to triple tap .
• Long tap the key where the required letter is placed until a pop up window appears. Without lifting your finger, drag your finger to the required letter to key it in. As the example, if you want to enter letter "v", long tap and then without lifting your finger select "v" from the pop up window.
3. Entering punctuations:
   You can enter one of the most frequently used punctuations by tapping as many as the required punctuation is placed, e.g., to enter "?", triple tap key
4. Using the backspace key:
• Tap to delete a preceding character or to move the cursor backwards when you're in the empty multiple lines.
• Tap and hold to erase preceding characters. Release the key to stop erasing.
5. Using the Enter key:
   This key will change depending on the app you're using:
• : tap this key to break to the next line.
• : tap this key to move the cursor from one field to another. This key is used when typing text in multiple fields.
• : tap this key to accept input or perform an action.
6. Using the shift key:
   This key will change depending on the letter mode you're using:
• : when this key is displayed, you can enter a single letter in uppercase. FYI, if the auto capitalise feature is on, this key will automatically enable when you start typing a new sentence.
• : when this key is displayed, you can enter letters in lowercase.
• : when this key is displayed, you can enter letters in uppercase.
7. Accessing keyboard settings and more keyboard options:
   You can quickly go to the keyboard settings menu by tapping You can also view more keyboard options by long tapping and then select from the following options:
• : select this option to use voice dictation feature.
• : select this option to access clipboard.
• : select this option to view emoticons.
• : select this option to turn on floating keyboard feature.
• : select this option to view more detailed settings for the keyboard.
8. Using the space bar:
   You can use this key to do the following actions:
• Single tap this key to enter a space.
• When you have added some input languages in your keyboard, you can switch between input languages by swiping the space bar to the left or to the right.
• When the auto punctuate feature is on, you can automatically insert a full stop by tapping the space bar twice.
9. Switching to the Sym mode:
   Tap to switch to the Sym mode in qwerty layout.
10. Using additional Email or Web keys:
    When you're in a Browser or Email app, two additional keys will be displayed in the left side of the "abc" key and in the right side of "wxyz" key. The Email-related keys are typically : @ and .com. While the Web-related keys are typically: /, www., and .com.