Business owners are making increasing use of smartphones to stay in contact with customers, employees and suppliers while away from the office. Android-powered phones feature a basic text editing app called "Notepad" which allows you to quickly jot down ideas, reminders and other notes. With the Swype virtual keyboard, you can make this process even faster, with a little practice.

Step 1

Tap the "Menu" icon on the phone and open the "Notepad" app.

Step 2

Place your finger on the first letter of the word you want to type. Slide your finger to the next letter of the word without lifting your finger.

Step 3

Continue this smooth sliding motion until you spell the entire word. Make a small loop on letters to double them.

Step 4

Lift your finger at the end of the word. Swype will automatically insert a space.

Step 5

Repeat the steps for each word in the sentence. The program will insert the proper punctuation at the end of the sentence. If it does not, tap the "123/+!=" or "Symbol" key and select the punctuation mark you need.

Step 6

Edit incorrectly spelled words by tapping the word and either selecting the correct word from the list that appears at the top of the text box or tapping the "Backspace" key and re-entering the word.

Step 7

Tap the floppy disk icon to save the completed note.