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Type by swiping

Type by swiping allows you to form words by sliding your finger from letter to letter without taking your finger off the keyboard.
When you turn on this feature, keyboard swipe gestures are turned off so that you don’t delete text accidentally when you swipe backwards, for example. You can choose to turn keyboard swipe gestures back on.
  1. Swipe down from the top of the screen once using two fingers, or twice using one finger.
  2. Tap The settings icon >
    Language & input
    .
  3. Tap
    BlackBerry Keyboard Settings
     or
    Keyboard Settings
     >
    BlackBerry Keyboard Settings
    .
  4. Tap
    Type by swiping
    .
  5. Turn on the
    Type by swiping
     switch. If your device has both a touch screen keyboard and a physical keyboard, you can turn on the switch for each keyboard.
  6. To allow gestures like swipe to delete and swipe to access symbols, turn on the
    Keyboard swipe gestures
     switch.
  7. To type, touch the keyboard and then slide your finger from key to key to form words.
    • To accept a word suggestion, lift your finger off the keyboard.
    • To add a space, slide your finger to the spacebar before sliding your finger to the next word.