Predictive Keyboards

[Issangeorge]

I have an android smart phone, and of course like all smart phones, it has a predictive keyboard. I am now so use to it and lazy, I don't want to use a non predictive keyboard again. However sometimes I like to use my Windows 8 laptop. I was wondering if there is a program that will turn the physical keyboard into a predictive keyboard. Thanks.

[RichCor]

Windows 8.1 onscreen keyboard includes a predictive text option you can enable. microsoft: type-with-the-on-screen-keyboard

Or, are you looking for something to use with the hardware keyboard that would just put a predictive word pop-up bar on screen?

[Issangeorge]

Windows 8.1 onscreen keyboard includes a predictive text option you can enable. microsoft: type-with-the-on-screen-keyboard

Or, are you looking for something to use with the hardware keyboard that would just put a predictive word pop-up bar on screen?

The second one, basically Windows 8 on screen keyboard only using the hardware keyboard.

[NE1]

I am still baffled as to why there is no key for .com

[RichCor]

Windows 8.1 onscreen keyboard includes a predictive text option you can enable. microsoft: type-with-the-on-screen-keyboard

Or, are you looking for something to use with the hardware keyboard that would just put a predictive word pop-up bar on screen?

The second one, basically Windows 8 on screen keyboard only using the hardware keyboard.

There 'used' to be a free one for hardware keyboard called "Plexkeys" but their main and forum websites are blank now.

I'll see if I can find something a bit later this evening.

[Issangeorge]

Thanks.

[RichCor]

While searching for options, several sites blurred the description between Predictive Text and Autocomplete.

Wikipedia

Predictive Text

...word completion on limited keyboards, such as mobile phone keyboards. For a similar article for general keyboards, see "Autocomplete".

Autocomplete

Autocomplete, or word completion, is a feature in which an application predicts the rest of a word a user is typing. In graphical user interfaces, users can typically press the tab key to accept a suggestion or the down arrow key to accept one of several.

Autocomplete speeds up human-computer interactions when it correctly predicts words being typed. It works best in domains with a limited number of possible words (such as in command line interpreters), when some words are much more common (such as when addressing an e-mail), or writing structured and predictable text (as in source code editors).

Many autocomplete algorithms learn new words after the user has written them a few times, and can suggest alternatives based on the learned habits of the individual user.

Not too many programs out there, certainly non written/released recently. Suggest you go a google search for " Windows Autocomplete ". It will return results of blog and tip sites, some of them suggesting TypingAid.

Again, try the search and read the writeups. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.