Abstract: Disclosed is a gesture selection data input method, including following steps: waiting for user input; receiving user input and storing the first position of touch; determining if it is a long touch event, if answer is negative, checking tapped key and getting the suggested candidate word for a candidate bar; otherwise, determining if it is a slide across a key boundary? if the answer is negative, checking tapped key and getting the suggested candidate word for a candidate bar; otherwise, getting the x-axis value of the first position; selecting the candidate word containing the x-axis value; inputting candidate word to the computer/device/screen; updating a candidate bar; and going back to wait for user input. Also disclosed is a data storing medium having a gesture selection software tool stored thereon for implementing the gesture selection data input method.