Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Enable and Use Cursor Control Feature in Samsung Keyboard in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

If you have difficulty to manually move the text cursor when reviewing or editing a long text you have written, you can act the Samsung keyboard in your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge as a text cursor controller by enabling the cursor control feature so you can easily move the cursor within the text field simply by sliding your finger across the keyboard.


How to enable the cursor control feature in the Samsung keyboard?
Assuming that the predictive text feature is enabled, you can turn on the cursor control feature in the Samsung keyboard 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 screen to find Language and input and then tap it.
   
   
3. Tap Samsung keyboard.
   
   

   Alternatively, when you're entering text, you can quickly go to the Samsung keyboard settings by long tapping the key in the left side of the space bar and then tap .

4. Scroll down the screen, tap Keyboard swipe and then select Cursor control to enable it.
   
   
5. The cursor control feature has been enabled.

How to use the cursor control feature in the Samsung keyboard?
See the following steps as the example of using this feature when reviewing a long text with the Samsung qwerty keyboard:

1. Go to the screen or app where you can use the keyboard to enter text, e.g., when reviewing a text memo in the Memo app.
2. Slide your finger to the desired direction across the keyboard to easily move the text cursor within the text field. As the example, slide your finger upwards across the keyboard to move the text cursor to the top, or slide your finger to the right across the keyboard to move the text cursor to the right.
   
   

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable and Use Continuous Input Feature in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

When you type with the Samsung qwerty keyboard in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge and the predictive text feature is enabled, you can speed up the way you enter text by enabling the continuous input feature so you can do it simply by sliding your finger across the keyboard.


How to enable the continuous input feature?
Assuming that the predictive text feature is enabled, you can turn on the continuous input 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 using Samsung keyboard,e.g., when composing a new text message, you can quickly go to the Samsung keyboard settings by long tapping the key in the left side of the space bar and then tap .
   
   
4. Scroll down the screen and then tap Keyboard swipe.
   
   
5. Tap Continuous input to select and enable it(this option will be available when the predictive text feature is enabled).
   
   
6. The continuous input feature has been enabled.

How to use the continuous input 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. Enter the required word by sliding your finger across the required letter keys on the keyboard. As the example, if you want to enter text "love", you have to slide your finger across the letter "l" to "o" to "v" to "e" continuously without lifting your finger. FYI, if the auto spacing feature is enabled, your phone will automatically insert a space when you type the next word or tap a punctuation mark.
   
   

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.