Text Input Methods

QWERTY Keyboard

Your device has a slide-out QWERTY Keyboard which you can use instead of the on-screen keyboard. It functions like a standard keyboard, but also includes additional keys to help you use your device.

Search Key
Write and Share Key
Function Key
Back Key
Home Key
Menu Key
Direction Keys

NOTE

The touchscreen automatically unlocks when you slide the QWERTY Keyboard open.

On-screen Keyboard

The on-screen keyboard displays automatically on the screen when you need to enter text. To manually display this keyboard, simply tap a text field where you want to enter text.

Toggles between different languages (only available when multiple input languages are selected).
Toggles between 123/SYM mode and ABC mode.

On-screen keyboard typing tips
Enter other characters	Tap the Numbers/Symbols Key to display the numbers and symbols keyboard. Tap the Arrow Keys on the left side of the keyboard to view additional symbols.
Enter one capital letter	Tap the Shift Key to capitalize the next letter. The key changes to .
Enter all capital letters	Tap the Shift Key twice until is displayed. Tap again to revert to lowercase.
Highlight text	Double-tap a word to highlight it. To highlight a range of text, double-tap a word, then drag the blue highlight markers to highlight the text you want.
Cut or copy selected text	Highlight the desired text, then tap Cut or Copy in the action box displayed above the highlighted text.
Paste cut or copied text	Tap the location where you want to paste the text, then tap the cursor . Tap Paste in the action box that appears.
Delete a character	Tap the Delete Key . To delete entire words or sentences, press and hold the Delete Key .
Language toggle	Tap the Language Key to toggle between the languages you set in the Input language and type menu. Touch and hold this key to modify your language settings. NOTE This key is only available when multiple languages have been enabled for text entry.

Text input settings

To change your text entry settings and see the dictionary of terms you’ve used, from the Home screen, tap the Apps Key > Settings > Language & input. The following options are available in the KEYBOARD & INPUT METHODS section.

Default - Allows you to choose the default keyboard to use when entering text using the on-screen keyboard.
Google voice typing - Checkmark to select Google voice typing to enter text. Tap Settings to change the Google voice typing settings.
- Choose input languages: Allows you to select the languages to support with Google voice typing.
- Block offensive words: Checkmark to hide recognized offensive text.
- Download offline speech recognition: Enables voice input while offline.
LG Keyboard - Checkmark to select the LG Keyboard to enter text. Tap Settings to change the following settings.
- Input language and type: Allows you to select the keyboard language and type. You can select multiple languages as well as which keyboard it is used on (on-screen or QWERTY).
- Word suggestion: Allows you to set word prediction, auto correction, suggest next word, and clear prediction history.
- Auto capitalize: Checkmark to automatically capitalize the first letter of each new sentence.
- Auto punctuation: Checkmark to automatically insert a period when you double-tap the Space Key.
- Voice typing key: Checkmark to display the Voice typing key on the on-screen keyboard.
- Touch feedback: Allows you to set key preview, sound feedback, and vibrate feedback when typing using the on-screen keyboard.
- Handwriting: Tap Settings to set the pen type (width), color, and delay time used when your handwriting is translated to text on the device.
- Path keyboard: Checkmark to enter a word by drawing a path through of the the letters when using the on-screen keyboard.
- Hide keyboard: Checkmark to hide the keyboard when you swipe downward.
- Fuzzy pinyin: Checkmark to automatically correct common pinyin mistakes.
- Software version: Displays the LG Keyboard software version.

Languages

You can set only one default language for your device, but you can set multiple languages used for the on-screen keyboard and QWERTY Keyboard.

To change the default language

From the Home screen, tap the Apps Key > Settings > Language and input > Language > tap the language you want.

To add additional languages for your keyboard(s)

From the Home screen, tap the Apps Key > Settings > Language and input. Tap Settings to the right of LG Keyboard, tap Input language and type, then checkmark the languages you want the keyboard(s) to be able to use.