KPT Adaptxt User manual

Adaptxt® Tablet User Manual
AdaptxtTM Tablet User Manual
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1. Welcome ...............................................................................................................................................................4
2. Abbreviations & Keyboard Functions.................................................................................................................4
3. What is Adaptxt?..................................................................................................................................................4
4. Setting up Adaptxt ...............................................................................................................................................4
5. Dictionaries...........................................................................................................................................................6
5.1 Language and Technical Add-ons..................................................................................................................6
5.2 Changing Add-ons..........................................................................................................................................6
6. Using the Suggestion Bar .....................................................................................................................................7
7. Deleting words......................................................................................................................................................7
8. Navigation Keys....................................................................................................................................................8
9. Voice Input...........................................................................................................................................................8
10. Adaptxt Quick Settings Screen...........................................................................................................................8
10.1 Suggestion Control .......................................................................................................................................9
10.2 Private Mode ................................................................................................................................................9
10.2.1 Enable Private Mode................................................................................................................................9
10.2.2 Disable Private Mode................................................................................................................................9
10.3 Remove Accents..........................................................................................................................................10
10.4 Keyboard Customization............................................................................................................................10
10.4.1 Key Shapes..............................................................................................................................................11
10.4.2 Font Style................................................................................................................................................11
10.4.3 Background Picture................................................................................................................................11
10.4.4 Keyboard Color......................................................................................................................................12
10.4.5 Font Color...............................................................................................................................................12
10.4.6 Swap Keys...............................................................................................................................................12
10.4.7 Font Size .................................................................................................................................................13
10.4.8 Key Height..............................................................................................................................................13
10.4.9 Suggestion Bar Height............................................................................................................................13
11. Accessing Adaptxt Settings...............................................................................................................................14
12. Adaptxt Settings Screen ...................................................................................................................................14
12.1 Learn from..................................................................................................................................................14
12.2 Social Account Manager.............................................................................................................................14
12.3 My Dictionary.............................................................................................................................................15
12.4 Add-on Manager ........................................................................................................................................15
12.5 Themes and Layouts...................................................................................................................................19
12.5.1 Themes....................................................................................................................................................19
12.5.2 Layouts ...................................................................................................................................................19
12.6 Shake Settings.............................................................................................................................................20
12.7 Auto Correction and Revert Correction....................................................................................................20
12.7.1 Auto Correction......................................................................................................................................20
12.7.2 Using Auto Correction............................................................................................................................20
12.7.3 Auto Correction Modes..........................................................................................................................20
12.7.4 Revert Correction...................................................................................................................................20
12.7.5 Undo Auto Correction............................................................................................................................21
12.8 Extended Character Bubble.......................................................................................................................21
12.9 Sound and Vibrate......................................................................................................................................21
12.10 ATR (Automatic Text Replacement)........................................................................................................21
12.10.1 Shortcuts and Expansions.....................................................................................................................22
12.10.2 Shortcut Options...................................................................................................................................23
12.11 Help and Support .....................................................................................................................................23
13. Keyboard Screens.............................................................................................................................................23
14. Other Keyboard Functions...............................................................................................................................24
14.1 Special Characters......................................................................................................................................24
14.2 Lower Case and Upper Case......................................................................................................................24
14.3 URL Functionality......................................................................................................................................24
14.4 Smileys........................................................................................................................................................24
Contents

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1. Welcome
Welcome to KeyPoint Technologies® AdaptxtTM text entry solution for Android based tablets. This user
manual explains how to use Adaptxt on your Android tablet device. KPT also provides an online support
section on the website: www.adaptxt.com
2. Abbreviations & Keyboard Functions
Abbreviations
Keyboard Functions
KPT - Key Point Technologies
ATX - Adaptxt
ATR –Automatic Text Replacement
SIP - Soft Input Panel
Sbar - Suggestion Bar
- Quick Settings key
- Post to social key
- Undo auto correction key
- Change language key
3. What is Adaptxt?
Adaptxt is the next generation of text input software, providing text entry assistance on hard keyboard and
touch-screen devices. Adaptxt powered by Predictive Text2.0 engine provides accurate and relevant next
word prediction, error-correction & word completion inputs by combining the best of artificial intelligence
and computing technology.
As the user starts typing, the Adaptxt keyboard provides word suggestions in the Suggestion Bar and starts
learning and adapting to the user’s writing style, to provide personalized suggestions. Adaptxt provides two
types of add-on dictionaries:
Language dictionaries:
These dictionaries work simultaneously and provide multilingual suggestions to users who need to move
quickly between different languages during text input. Each dictionary comes with a language specific on-
screen keyboard.
Industry-specific dictionaries:
These dictionaries provide industry-specific terminology, acronyms, company names and web addresses.
They cater to different professional sectors such as Medicine, Business, Law, Finance, and IT & Telecom.
These dictionaries are also available in multiple languages.
The Language and Technical add-ons can be downloaded from Adaptxt’s Add-on manager, as explained in
the following sections.
4. Setting up Adaptxt
Adaptxt can be downloaded from the Google Play Store, GetJar or the Amazon Appstore and installed
directly to your device.
Once Adaptxt has been downloaded on your device, tap on the Adaptxt icon on the tablet menu
and the following screens would appear sequentially through the installation process (Images 1-10):

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5. Dictionaries
5.1 Language and Technical Add-ons
The language and Technical add-ons can be downloaded during the installation process or later from
Adaptxt’s Add-on Manager. These add-ons are designed to work simultaneously and provide multilingual
suggestions to users who toggle between different languages while typing.
5.2 Changing Add-ons
Tap on the globe key once to display the pop-
up menu with the list of enabled add-ons and select
the add-on required.
Image 8
Image 7
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1. Tap on Accept> Setup> Next
2. A notification will be displayed while the Add-On Manager screen is being loaded
3. Tap and load the required Language/ Technical add-on> Tap on the Back key>Next
4. Enable Adaptxt Tablet in Keyboards and input methods>Next
5. Press and select Adaptxt as your default keyboard
6. Tap on Finish and you would be directed to the setting screen along with a FAQ pop up window.

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6. Using the Suggestion Bar
Adaptxt offers error corrections and relevant word predictions on the suggestion bar while typing. This
feature enables the user to type less and write more using the personalized suggestions.
Suggestion bar on split keyboard
Suggestion bar on full keyboard
As you type, the Suggestion Bar provides auto correction and next word predictions that are relevant to
the context you are typing.
Tap on the suggestions words to enter the text.
Tap on the arrow on the right of the suggestion bar to view more suggestions, the user can then
navigate from left to right or from right to left and select the appropriate word.
7. Deleting words
Press the Backspace key once to delete one character at a time.
Press and hold the Backspace Key to quickly delete one word at a time.
Long press on words on the suggestion bar to delete them from the dictionary.
Long press on the word “Deletionz” will provide the following options:

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8. Navigation Keys
Navigation Keys: Tap on the keys to
navigate across the editor fields.
oUp
oDown
oLeft
oRight
9. Voice Input
Press and release the Microphone Key to activate voice input and enter text through voice
recognition. Start speaking as soon as the “Speak now” message appears.
10. Adaptxt Quick Settings Screen
This key can be used to access frequently used features, Quick settings can be accessed in the following way:
Tap on the Quick settings key to get the pop-
up menu. It gives access to the following features:
1. Suggestion Control: to place the suggestion bar above the
keyboard or below the keyboard. It is ergonomically
designed for ‘heads-up’ and ‘heads down’ users.
2. Layouts: allows swapping between split keyboard and full
keyboard layout
3. Shortcuts ON/OFF: should be switched ON to display ATR
shortcuts.
4. Private Mode:with private mode on, Adaptxt dictionary
does not learn user typed words.
5. Remove Accents: single tap on this key removes all accents
or diacritics from the text entered.
6. Shortcut Options: to access ATR feature.
7. Keyboard Customization: provides various keyboard
customization options.
8. Themes: to select your preferred theme.
9. Settings: a shortcut key to all the Adaptxt settings as
described before.

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10.1 Suggestion Control
You can choose between two different ergonomically designed suggestion bar positions:
Quick Settings key>Suggestion Control> Tap and select: Above the keyboard/below the keyboard.
Above the keyboard: For ‘heads-up’ users, suggestion
bar can be placed above the keyboard (Image 11).
Below the keyboard: For ‘heads down’ users,
suggestion bar can be placed below the keyboard
(Image 12).
Image 11
Image 12
10.2 Private Mode
Using the Private Mode feature, user can prevent Adaptxt from learning new words or context.
To access private mode: Tap once on Private Mode to enable it and tap twice to disable it. By default
Private mode is always switched OFF.
10.2.1 Enable Private Mode
Tap on Quick Settings>Private Mode to switch it ON. Press OK to enable Private Mode.
When ‘Private Mode’ is switched on, as an indication the suggestion bar will display a small icon at the top
left side as seen below.
10.2.2 Disable Private Mode
Tap on Quick Settings>Private Mode ON to switch it OFF. The Adaptxt learning engine will start learning
the entered words again.

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10.3 Remove Accents
Tap on the Quick settings key to get the pop-up menu and tap on Remove Accents to use it.
Example:
1. Enter the accented text “Café”in the editor.
2. Tap on Quick Settings> Remove Accents. A pop
up screen will be displayed, press OK to convert
the text into base characters.
3. A notification will be displayed across the keyboard.
Finally, an accents / diacritics free text will be
rendered in the editor as “Cafe”.
10.4 Keyboard Customization
To access this feature: Tap on the Quick Settings key > Keyboard Customization.
Users can select the color of each keyboard element, swap keys, resize the keyboard elements and have
access to other valuable features. Keyboard Customization is offered as a premium feature that can be
purchased from the Add-On Manager. The following Keyboard Customization Features are available:
1. Key Shapes
2. Font Style
3. Background Picture
4. Keyboard Color
5. Font Color
6. Key Height
7. Suggestion Bar Height
8. Swap Keys
9. Font Size
1. Reset:
Press the reset button to revert back to the
default keyboard state.
Each feature needs to be reset individually.
2. Undo: Tap on the key to revert back to the
previous state.
3. Exit: Tap to exit the keyboard customization
feature.
4. Save:
Press the Save button to save key height, suggestion
bar height, and font size and swap key
customizations. These changes will be applied to all
available themes.
Use the Save as button to save the Key shape, font
style, background picture, keyboard color, and font
color changes as a new custom theme.