Samsung GALAXY S III User Manual page 36

2. With Samsung keyboard as your text entry method, select one of the following text mode
options:

ABC
text mode button displays

Symbol/Numeric
keyboard. In this mode, the text mode button displays
There are up to 3 available pages of numeric symbols available by tapping
Note: After typing an initial uppercase character, tap
Icon Description
Displays when the next character is entered in lowercase.
Displays when the first character of each word is entered as uppercase but all
subsequent characters are lowercase.
Displays when all characters will be entered as uppercase characters (caps
lock).
By default, the first letter of a new entry is capitalized and the following letters are lowercased.
After a character is entered, the cursor automatically advances to the next space.
Using ABC Mode
1. From a screen where you can enter text, tap the text input field to reveal the onscreen
keyboard.
2. Tap to configure the keyboard for ABC mode. Once in this mode, the text input type
shows .
Note: After typing an initial uppercase character, the
follow are in lowercase.
3. Enter your text using the onscreen keyboard.

If you make a mistake, tap
erase an entire word.
Phone Basics
: Use alphabetic characters from the onscreen keyboard. In this mode, the
: Enter numbers by tapping the numbers on the onscreen
.
to toggle capitalization.
key changes to
to erase a single character. Touch and hold
23
.
and all letters that
to
.