Sony Xperia Z Ultra - Personalizing the On-Screen Keyboard

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Personalizing the On-Screen Keyboard

When entering text using the on-screen keyboard, you can access keyboard and other

text input settings that help you, for example to set options for writing languages, text

prediction and correction. You can get word suggestions for one language at a time by

deactivating the Smart language detection feature.
The keyboard can use text that you have written in messaging and other applications to

learn your writing style. There is also a Personalization guide that runs you through the

most basic settings to get you started quickly. You can select to use other keyboards

and switch between keyboards. For example, you can select the Xperia™ Chinese

keyboard or the Xperia™ Japanese keyboard.

To access the on-screen keyboard settings

1

When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard, tap .

2

Tap , then tap

Keyboard settings and change the settings as desired.

3

To add a writing language for text input, tap

Writing languages and mark the

relevant checkboxes.

4

Tap

OK to confirm.

To change the word suggestion settings

1

When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard, tap .

2

Tap , then tap

Keyboard settings > Word suggestions.

3

Select an option.

To Select a Keyboard

1

When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard, tap

at the bottom-right of

the screen.

2

Select an option.

To enable more keyboard options, tap

Choose keyboards, then drag the relevant sliders to the

right.

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To Change Writing Language Using the On-Screen Keyboard

When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard, tap the writing language icon

to switch between the selected writing languages. For example, tap until the

desired writing language appears.

This feature is only available if you have added more than one input language.

To use your writing style

1

When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard, tap .

2

Tap , then tap

Keyboard settings > Use my writing style and select a source.

To Change the Smart Language Detection Settings

Smart language detection may not be available for all writing languages.

1

When the on-screen keyboard is displayed, tap .

2

Tap , then tap

Keyboard settings.

3

To activate or deactivate the Smart language detection function, drag the slider

beside

Smart language detection to the on or off position.

To Select a Keyboard Layout Variant

Layout variants for the on-screen keyboard may not be available for all writing languages. You

can select different keyboard layouts for each writing language.

1

When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard, tap .

2

Tap , then tap

Keyboard settings.

3

Tap

Writing languages, then tap beside a writing language.

4

Select a keyboard layout variant.

5

Tap

OK to confirm.

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