Modifying your LG keyboard characteristics

Tap the Home Button > touch and hold the Recent Apps Button > Settings > Language & input > LG Keyboard > Keyboard height and layout.

The QWERTY layout setting allows you to select the default buttons on either side of the Space button.
The Extended keyboard setting allows you to display the numeric buttons on the top row of the keyboard.
The Keyboard height setting allows you to change the size ratio between the keyboard (including the size of its buttons) and the screen.
The Keyboard type in landscape setting allows you to choose the type of keyboard you want to use when the phone is in landscape mode.
The Split keyboard setting allows you to split the keyboard in half by spreading two fingers horizontally on the landscape keyboard. This makes it easier to type using your thumbs.
The One-handed operation setting allows you to swipe the keyboard left or right to adjust the position of the LG keyboard (portrait mode only) to use just one hand to type.

Typing tips
Enter other characters	Tap the Numbers/Symbols button to display its keyboard. Tap the Arrow buttons on the left side of the keyboard to view additional symbols. From the Numbers/Symbols keyboard, you can also tap the Graphics button to enter graphics into your text. To enter foreign characters, touch and hold the associated button to display a pop-up of character choices (e.g., the “a” button also includes an accent mark “á”), drag your finger to the character you want, then lift your finger.
Enter one capital letter	Tap the Shift button to capitalize the next letter. The button changes to .
Enter all capital letters	Double-tap the Shift button to set caps lock. The button changes to . 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 above the highlighted text.
Paste cut or copied text	Tap the location where you want to paste the text, then tap the marker . Tap PASTE in the action box that appears (or tap Clip Tray to paste text you copied from other places).
Delete a character	Tap the Delete button .
Entering text using handwriting	Touch and hold the Voice input button , then drag your finger to the Handwriting icon (in the pop-up that appears). Tap the Keyboard button to exit.
Accessing the Clip Tray and keyboard settings	Touch and hold the Voice input button , then drag your finger to the Clip Tray icon or the Settings icon (in the pop-up that appears).
Path input text entry	Swipe your finger through all of the letters of the word you want to automatically enter it (instead of tapping each letter separately). NOTE Enable the Path input setting to use this feature.

Text input settings

To change your text input settings and see the dictionary of terms you’ve used, tap the Home Button > touch and hold the Recent Apps Button > Settings > Language & input. From this menu you can change the language for your phone's software, set your keyboard input (including setting multiple languages and how it reacts), set Google voice settings, set your voice search and text-to-speech output preferences, as well as the set the pointer reaction time and more. See the Settings section for more information about the keyboard settings.