Use the on-screen keyboard on Pixelbook

1. Sign in to your device.
2. At the bottom right, select the time to open the status area.
3. Select Settings
4. At the bottom, select Advanced.
5. Under "Accessibility," select Manage accessibility features.
6. Under "Keyboard," select Enable on-screen keyboard.

To enable Caps Lock while using the on-screen keyboard, double-tap Shift .

To disable Caps Lock, tap Shift again.

Note that not all keyboards support this feature.

1. Open your on-screen keyboard. It should be a keyboard language that supports accent characters.
   Note: If you're using a keyboard language that doesn’t support accent characters, you’ll need to do one of these things before moving to the next step:
   • Switch to another keyboard language you already added by tapping the key to the left of the space bar.
   • Add a new keyboard language. For instructions, see Related articles.
2. U.S. keyboard: Long-press the key for the letter you want to accent (for example, a to insert á) and select the option you want
   International keyboards: In the bottom row of the on-screen keyboard, select AltGr. Then tap the accented characters you'd like to type.

You can speak to enter text in most places where you usually type. You can even add common punctuation marks by saying "comma," "period," "question mark," "exclamation mark," or "exclamation point."

Type text with your voice on a Pixelbook

1. Select where you want to type.
2. Open your device's on-screen keyboard.
3. In the upper right corner of the on-screen keyboard, tap or select Speak .
4. The first time you do this, you'll see a message explaining how the feature works. To turn on your microphone, select Got it.
5. When the microphone icon turns blue, say what you want to type.
6. Optional: To delete what you last said, select Delete.

Fix problems with voice typing on a Pixelbook

If you’re speaking, but text isn't showing up on the page, try these steps:

• If you're using an external microphone, make sure it's fully plugged in, not muted, and using up-to-date software.
• If you have other open programs on your device, make sure none of them are using your microphone.
• At the bottom right, select the time, then select the icon next to the volume slider. If more than one input is listed for your microphone, make sure the correct one is checked.

To insert emoji into documents, emails, and chat sessions:

1. Open your device's on-screen keyboard.
2. In the lower left corner, select Emoji .
3. Select the emoji or graphic you want to insert.

To handwrite text with Pixelbook pen, use the writing pad.

1. Open your on-screen keyboard.
2. In the top left of the keyboard, select Handwriting . A writing pad will appear.
3. Write text with your Pixelbook Pen, fingertip, mouse, or touchpad.

You can enter words by sliding your finger from letter to letter.

1. Open your on-screen keyboard.
2. Select the location where you want to type.
3. Slide your finger across the letters of the word you want to type.
4. Lift your finger when you finish the word.
   No need to tap the space key. When you lift your finger, a space is added automatically.
5. Optional: To change a word, tap the word to see other choices.

Glide typing is turned on automatically. To turn it off:

1. Open your on-screen keyboard.
2. In the top row of the keyboard, select Settings
3. Select Languages and input.
4. Under "Input method," next to your enabled keyboard, select New tab
5. Uncheck the box for Enable glide typing.

1. Open your on-screen keyboard.
2. Tap Float
3. Move the floating keyboard by tapping and holding the direction pad at the bottom of the keyboard and dragging it to another position on the screen.
4. To return the keyboard to its original docked position, tap Dock

1. Open your on-screen keyboard.
2. In the top row of the keyboard, select Settings .
3. Select Languages and input.
4. Under "Input method," Next to your enabled keyboard, select New tab .
5. Under "On-screen keyboard," tap the toggle next to each setting to turn it on or off:
   • Turn keypress sound on and off.
   • Set the level of automatic correction you'd like.
   • Turn auto-capitalization on and off.
   • Choose whether a double space automatically adds a period.
   • Edit the entries you've made to your dictionary.

If the on-screen keyboard appears on the screen but isn't responding to your touch, first try restarting your device:

1. Turn off your device by holding down the Power button, or selecting the time in the bottom right and choosing Power
2. Wait for the device to turn off.
3. Press Power .

If the issue persists, you can instead perform a hard reset of your device:

1. Turn off your device by holding down the Power, or selecting the time in the bottom right and choosing Power
2. Wait 1 minute.

To learn more about resetting your device, see Related articles.

If the on-screen keyboard doesn't appear when you select a text field, check the following:

• Make sure your device isn't in laptop mode, or that the on-screen keyboard is enabled while in laptop mode. For more information, see Open the on-screen keyboard.
• Make sure you've selected a valid text entry field. You may want to test this using a different app or webpage.

If the issue is with the on-screen keyboard, first try restarting your device:

1. Turn off your device by holding down the Power button, or selecting the time in the bottom right and choosing Power
2. Wait for the device to turn off.
3. Press Power .

If the issue persists, you can instead perform a hard reset of your device:

1. Turn off your device by holding down the Power, or selecting the time in the bottom right and choosing Power
2. Wait 1 minute.

To learn more about resetting your device, see Related articles.