Language & keyboard

Use the Language & keyboard settings to select the language for the text on your phone and for configuring the on-screen keyboard, including words that you’ve added to its dictionary.

• Select language Opens a dialog box to choose a language to use on your phone.

• Input method Opens a dialog box to choose the text input method.

• Swype Opens the Swype settings.

  • How to Swype Opens a dialog box to view on-screen tutorial help.

  • Personal dictionary Opens a dialog box to enter words for your personal Swype dictionary.

  • Preference View and modify Swype options.

  • Audio feedback Checkmark to enable Swype sounds.

  • Vibrate on keypress Checkmark to vibrate each time you touch the keyboard.

  • Show tips Checkmark to display tips for using the Swype input method.

  • Auto-spacing Checkmark to enable automatic spacing when you pause briefly between words.

  • Auto-capitalization Checkmark to enable automatic capital letters for the first letter in sentences.

  • Show complete trace Checkmark to show the Swype path.

  • Word suggestion Opens a dialog box to enable Word prediction, Auto correction, and Show suggested word.

  • Speed vs. accuracy Opens a dialog box to set whether you want a speedier response or more accuracy.

  • Reset Swype’s dictionary Checkmark to reset the Swype dictionary back to the default.

  • Version Displays the Swype software version.

  • Language option Opens a dialog box to choose a language to use on your phone.

LG Keyboard

The LG Keyboard settings apply to the on-screen keyboard. The correction and capitalization features affect only the English version of the keyboard.

• Keyboard layout

  Keyboard layout Opens a dialog box to choose the default type of keyboard.

  Writing language Opens a dialog box to choose one or more languages to use on your phone.

  Word suggestion

  • Qwerty

    Prediction Checkmark to enable word predictions while typing.

    Spell correction Checkmark to check spelling before suggesting words.

    Auto correction Checkmark to correct the spelling automatically when tapping on the space button.

  • 3x4 keypad

    Prediction Checkmark to enable word predictions while typing.

    Spell correction Checkmark to check spelling before suggesting words.

    Auto correction Checkmark to correct the spelling automatically when tapping on the space button.

  • Common settings

    Auto punctuation Checkmark to automatically insert a period when the space key is tapped twice.

    Voice Input Checkmark to enable the text by voice device function.

  • Touch feedback

    Sound feedback Checkmark to enable the phone to play a brief sound each time you touch a key on the on-screen keyboard.

    Vibrate feedback Checkmark to enable vibration when keys are touched.

    User dictionary Allows you to view and edit your user dictionary.

  User dictionary Allows you to view, add, and remove words from your user dictionary. Touch a word to edit or delete it. Touch the Menu Key > Add to add a word.