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Post by monklady123 on Oct 16, 2022 13:36:12 GMT
I have just this second learned about "swiping" instead of typing each letter to text. hahaha lol at me. Of course it was my dd who told me about it. I tried and was moderately successful, which dd says will get better if I practice. I told her I'd be practicing on her so I could blame her for any typos.  If you're old like me do you text by swiping? I'm so bad at letter-by-letter typing on my phone that swiping couldn't be any slower, so I'll give it a try. lol.  |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Oct 16, 2022 13:38:25 GMT
That might be nice to know, swiping? But I have no clue what it is.
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Post by Zee on Oct 16, 2022 13:43:53 GMT
Been swiping for years, back when only Android had a Swype keyboard. My daughter was making fun of me for tapping and showed me the magic that is (was) Swype.
Now I use the Google keyboard.
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Post by gar on Oct 16, 2022 13:44:02 GMT
I have given it a brief try but didn’t take to it. Maybe I could have tried harder, I don’t know but it looked like chaos so I went back to what I know 😁
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Post by gar on Oct 16, 2022 13:45:00 GMT
That might be nice to know, swiping? But I have no clue what it is. You don’t lift your finger off the keyboard/screen, you just zoom from one letter to the next. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Oct 16, 2022 13:47:07 GMT
That might be nice to know, swiping? But I have no clue what it is. You don’t lift your finger off the keyboard/screen, you just zoom from one letter to the next. Well I just try I red it. So 3 shall. (We shall see).. no t do good... |
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Post by joelise on Oct 16, 2022 13:47:22 GMT
8*73## #2808;* 8# ;95 &94 :3! Well it didn’t work for me!  |
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Post by monklady123 on Oct 16, 2022 13:59:12 GMT
I think you have to have an OS or update to your OS that supports it. Apparently my old phone that I just upgraded from couldn't do it.
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Post by CardBoxer on Oct 16, 2022 14:03:04 GMT
Most of the time swipe. Thumb typing hurts so I never do that, and swiping is much faster than one finger letter by letter typing, which drives me nuts since on a regular, separate keyboard for a PC or iPad I type very fast.
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Post by StephDRebel on Oct 16, 2022 14:14:09 GMT
Swipe, swipe, swipe. I have by l no use for individual letters😄
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Post by worrywart on Oct 16, 2022 14:16:43 GMT
I use the microphone for almost everything then just typing. I've used swype just never stuck to it!
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Post by greendragonlady on Oct 16, 2022 14:20:58 GMT
I turned swipe off. I don't like it. I type each letter, with correct spelling and punctuation.  |
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Post by peabay on Oct 16, 2022 14:23:47 GMT
I turned swipe off. I don't like it. I type each letter, with correct spelling and punctuation. Same. Who has the time to keep correcting the swipe errors? |
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Post by purplebee on Oct 16, 2022 14:24:54 GMT
I turned swipe off. I don't like it. I type each letter, with correct spelling and punctuation. This is me. Ds laughs at me but I’m too old to change. Haven’t tried swiping. |
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Post by huskermom98 on Oct 16, 2022 14:29:04 GMT
I wish I could turn swiping off on my phone because I prefer to tap and some days my keyboard is a little touchier than others. I could on previous phones, but when I have looked on this one I can't see an option to do so. I tried swiping recently but I just couldn't get the hang of it.
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Post by Bridget in MD on Oct 16, 2022 14:29:58 GMT
I type each letter but with both thumbs. Or I do voice to text (typically thru my watch, or even on the phone if I have a lot I want to get out, LOL). I am pretty fast and accurate with my thumbs. I watch friends text with one finger and am like   |
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Post by katlady on Oct 16, 2022 14:34:39 GMT
I do both. There are a few apps that don’t allow swiping. I am swiping this message. It puts in apostrophes and corrects spelling. I know the Android phones were able to swipe before the iPhones could. And yes, swiping did put the small i and capital P in “iPhone”.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Oct 16, 2022 14:45:42 GMT
I turned swipe off. I don't like it. I type each letter, with correct spelling and punctuation. That. Also, if I am at home I will do all text messaging from my desktop because it's much easier with a real keyboard. |
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Post by buddysmom on Oct 16, 2022 14:46:18 GMT
Well I guess I'm not doing it right. Do you lift your fingers off between words?
I was trying to write, "Let me try this."
First time it wrote Penetrating and the second time it wrote Lamenting lol
We should all try the same sentence and see what it comes up with!
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Post by anaterra on Oct 16, 2022 14:50:04 GMT
Im a swiper... but it sure take a bit to get the hang of it... also it gets predictive so it learns your words...
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Post by monklady123 on Oct 16, 2022 14:50:14 GMT
Well I guess I'm not doing it right. Do you lift your fingers off between words? I was trying to write, "Let me try this." First time it wrote Penetrating and the second time it wrote Lamenting lol We should all try the same sentence and see what it comes up with! I lifted my finger off between each word, but don't take my word for it since I just learned this was a thing an hour ago! haha |
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Post by monklady123 on Oct 16, 2022 14:51:35 GMT
I turned swipe off. I don't like it. I type each letter, with correct spelling and punctuation. That. Also, if I am at home I will do all text messaging from my desktop because it's much easier with a real keyboard. I use my laptop as much as possible for texting. Or posting anywhere. Many times I've texted someone when I'm out doing errands to say "more when I get home to my real keyboard." lol |
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Post by malibou on Oct 16, 2022 14:53:30 GMT
I'm trying it now. I didn't know it was a thing. Seems to be working for me. I'm on my kindle.
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Post by anaterra on Oct 16, 2022 14:53:40 GMT
Well I guess I'm not doing it right. Do you lift your fingers off between words? I was trying to write, "Let me try this." First time it wrote Penetrating and the second time it wrote Lamenting lol We should all try the same sentence and see what it comes up with! Yes.. and each word individually swipe... then i put my 3 dots.. lmao swipe did spell out instead of put... i just backspace and retry.. |
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Oct 16, 2022 14:57:13 GMT
I tap each letter, number, punctuation.
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Post by mollycoddle on Oct 16, 2022 15:02:19 GMT
I am trying it now. Don’t quite see how it is easier t maybe I just need practice.
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Post by femalebusiness on Oct 16, 2022 15:04:43 GMT
I turned swipe off. I don't like it. I type each letter, with correct spelling and punctuation. That. Also, if I am at home I will do all text messaging from my desktop because it's much easier with a real keyboard. I rarely text from my phone. I am always on my iPad. When I once in a blue moon text from my phone I use a stylus that I keep in the little bag my phone lives in. I guess that is why I don't text from my phone, I can barely get it typed out with my fingers. |
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Post by busy on Oct 16, 2022 15:08:43 GMT
I prefer tapping to swiping. I can tap accurately without looking, but I have to have to look to swipe and I'm still not that accurate. I find it frustrating to do punctation, capitalization, double letters, etc, with it, so I'm just not motivated to use it.
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Post by justkat on Oct 16, 2022 15:13:39 GMT
I've only ever swiped. lol
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Post by Gennifer on Oct 16, 2022 15:32:15 GMT
I turned swipe off. I don't like it. I type each letter, with correct spelling and punctuation. So much this. |
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