Google board (Gboard) is the keyboard provided by Google. We all use it in our daily life but most of us don't know its tips and tricks.
Google board makes our typing very easy and allows us many features that we don't know.
Here in this article I am gonna tell you almost all the Gboard tips and tricks in Android phones. Here you will find all gboard settings, how to use keyboard etc.
After learning these tips you can easily customise your keyboard and use it the way you like. So let's see how to customise the Google keyboard and find out basic tricks.
This helps you to edit text very easily. Editing text is somehow complicated on Android phones but Gboard has a text editing mode
To use this just click on the three icons next to the speaker icon and select text editing.
you can easily select your text, cut you text, copy text, paste your text.
When you want to write anything in uppercase then you can easily enable Caps lock.
To do that just long press on the upper arrow icon next to z. This will on your caps lock till you again click on it.
You can add shortcuts for your selected words in Google keyboard.
Just go to settings and select dictionary>personal dictionary>All languages and click on + sign. Here add your word or sentence and type it's shortcut and exit.
Next time when you type that shortcut it will show the word or sentence you chose for this shortcut in the suggestion box.
So add as many shortcuts as you want.
This helps to add fractions of numbers.
To do this just click on the number like 1 and hold it it will show you the fractions of 1.
like this you can use the fraction of any number Like ½,⅓,¼, for 1 etc. ⅔ for 2 etc.
Gboard provides a Google icon in the beginning of it. After clicking on it you can search anything without actually going to any web browser.
It is very useful and saves lots of time.
If you are tired of clicking on the a,b,c,d keys of the Gboard then you can write anything without the use of any key and can type with your fingers.
To enable it just go to settings>languages. Here click on the added language in which you want to add handwriting.When you click on the language it will show you some more options, scroll left and select handwriting and done.
Now to enable this just long press on space and it will show a handwriting option click on it and use it.
In the basic Gboard we don't have numbers, to get them we have to switch to numbers.But here you can get Number row to the top of alphabets.
To enable this just go to settings>preference and enable number row and done. Now you will see a number row on your Gboard. So use it without actually shifting to number mode.
If you love the keyboard of your PC and want to use it on your Android phone then here is how.
Google board makes our typing very easy and allows us many features that we don't know.
Here in this article I am gonna tell you almost all the Gboard tips and tricks in Android phones. Here you will find all gboard settings, how to use keyboard etc.
After learning these tips you can easily customise your keyboard and use it the way you like. So let's see how to customise the Google keyboard and find out basic tricks.
Gboard tips and tricks
1. Gboard theme change
2. Voice typing
3. Sudden reply in any language
4. Switch languages
5. Text deleting via x key
6. Getting back deleted text
7. Remove word suggestions
8. Text editing mode
9. Enable caps lock
10. Add shortcuts for words
11. Fractions
12. Quick Google search
13. Use handwriting
14. Enable number row
15. Enable PC keyboard
16. Change keyboard height
1. GBOARD THEME CHANGE
You can change the look of your gboard theme. Go to gboard and click on the theme icon or go to settings and select theme.
Here you will see many themes that you can use for your Gboard. You can also use your personal image by clicking on + icon. So select any of them and make your keyboard look awesome.
2. VOICE TYPING
Instead of writing you can use voice typing on Google keyboard. To do that just click on the speaker button on the right side and speak what you want to write.
It will write whatever you speak to it.
3. SUDDEN REPLY IN ANY LANGUAGE
Click on the button next to setting it will allow you to change your type into any language.
You can use it to answer in their language,if you don't know how to reply in English then type in Hindi or in any language and it will automatically reply in English.
4. SWITCH LANGUAGES
To do this first of all go to Gboard settings and click on preference and select show language switch key.
Now exit and select languages and click on add keyboard. Here select the languages you want to add and tap on done.
now to switch between languages while typing just click on the language switch button next to space.
or you can long press space key and select your language
or you can long press space key and select your language
5. TEXT DELETING VIA X(delete) KEY
Sometimes when you write something inappropriate and you want to delete it then just click on the X key or the delete key next to M and slide left it will automatically delete everything you wrote. See the video below, how it is done.
This helps you in sudden deleting of a whole text or a particular text.
6. GET BACK DELETED TEXT
Somehow if you deleted some text and you want to get it back then just look at the suggestion box your deleted text will be shown there now click on it and it will bring your deleted text back.
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You can get your deleted text back until you don't type anything else before clicking on the suggestion box text.
7. REMOVE WORD SUGGESTION
When you get unwanted words in the suggestion box then you can delete them and they won't show again.
Just click and hold the word and drag it to delete, that's it.
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8. TEXT EDITING MODE
This helps you to edit text very easily. Editing text is somehow complicated on Android phones but Gboard has a text editing mode
To use this just click on the three icons next to the speaker icon and select text editing.
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you can easily select your text, cut you text, copy text, paste your text.
9. ENABLE CAPS LOCK
When you want to write anything in uppercase then you can easily enable Caps lock.
To do that just long press on the upper arrow icon next to z. This will on your caps lock till you again click on it.
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10. ADD SHORTCUTS FOR YOUR WORDS
You can add shortcuts for your selected words in Google keyboard.
Just go to settings and select dictionary>personal dictionary>All languages and click on + sign. Here add your word or sentence and type it's shortcut and exit.
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Next time when you type that shortcut it will show the word or sentence you chose for this shortcut in the suggestion box.
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So add as many shortcuts as you want.
11. FRACTIONS
This helps to add fractions of numbers.
To do this just click on the number like 1 and hold it it will show you the fractions of 1.
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like this you can use the fraction of any number Like ½,⅓,¼, for 1 etc. ⅔ for 2 etc.
12. QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH
Gboard provides a Google icon in the beginning of it. After clicking on it you can search anything without actually going to any web browser.
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It is very useful and saves lots of time.
13. USE HANDWRITING
If you are tired of clicking on the a,b,c,d keys of the Gboard then you can write anything without the use of any key and can type with your fingers.
To enable it just go to settings>languages. Here click on the added language in which you want to add handwriting.When you click on the language it will show you some more options, scroll left and select handwriting and done.
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Now to enable this just long press on space and it will show a handwriting option click on it and use it.
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14. ENABLE NUMBER ROW
In the basic Gboard we don't have numbers, to get them we have to switch to numbers.But here you can get Number row to the top of alphabets.
To enable this just go to settings>preference and enable number row and done. Now you will see a number row on your Gboard. So use it without actually shifting to number mode.
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15. ENABLE PC KEYBOARD
If you love the keyboard of your PC and want to use it on your Android phone then here is how.
Go to Gboard settings>language and then after selecting your language slide the options to left and at the end you will see PC click on it and tap done.
Now to use it just long press the space key and you will see the PC option click on it and use it.
You can change the height of Gboard. Just go to settings>preference>layout>keyboard height.
Here Select the keyboard height according to you.
In this text is entered by the use of dots,(.) and dash(-).
To activate it go to settings>language and then scroll left, in the end click on Morse code and tap on done.
To use this just long press space key and select Morse code.
To see how this works just click on the question sign.
To reach on a particular text or on any word use space key. With this you can easily go to your desired place in a sentence.
To do this just hold on the space key and slide left and right.
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Now to use it just long press the space key and you will see the PC option click on it and use it.
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16. CHANGE KEYBOARD HEIGHT
You can change the height of Gboard. Just go to settings>preference>layout>keyboard height.
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Here Select the keyboard height according to you.
17 ENABLE MORSE CODE
In this text is entered by the use of dots,(.) and dash(-).
To activate it go to settings>language and then scroll left, in the end click on Morse code and tap on done.
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To use this just long press space key and select Morse code.
To see how this works just click on the question sign.
18. SWIPE SPACE KEY TO MOVE CURSOR
To reach on a particular text or on any word use space key. With this you can easily go to your desired place in a sentence.
To do this just hold on the space key and slide left and right.
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So these are some of the best tips and tricks or you can say hidden features of Google keyboard (Gboard) that you should know.
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