Section 5: Entering Text; Using The Text Input Methods - Samsung SGH A657 User Manual

Section 5: Entering Text

This section outlines how to select the desired text input mode
when entering characters into your phone. This section also
describes how to use the T9 predictive text entry system to
reduce the amount of key strokes associated with entering text.

Using the Text Input Methods

The Input Method option switches the key entry functions from
ABC (Alphabetic), T9 Alphabetic (predictive text mode), Numeric
Mode, and Symbols Mode.
ABC (Alphabetic) Input Method (abc, Abc, and ABC)
This input method allows you to enter letters by pressing the key
labeled with the letter you want. Press the key once, twice, three,
or four times until the desired letter displays.
The abc method makes all characters of the word lowercase.
The Abc method makes the initial character an uppercase while
the remaining characters are left as lowercase. The ABC method
makes all characters of the word uppercase.
T9 Input Method (T9 abc, T9 Abc, and T9 ABC)
This input method allows you to enter words with only one
keystroke per letter. Each key on the keypad has more than one
letter; for example, pressing the
However, the T9 method automatically compares the series of
key can enter J, K, or L.
keystrokes you make with an internal linguistic dictionary to
determine the most likely word, thus requiring far fewer
keystrokes than the traditional Alphabetic mode. The T9 abc
method makes all characters lowercase. The T9 Abc method
makes the initial character an uppercase while the remaining
characters are left as lowercase. The T9 ABC method makes all
characters uppercase.
Numeric
This mode allows you to enter numbers.
Symbols
This mode allows you to enter symbols, such as punctuation
marks.
Changing the Text Input Mode
When you are in a field that holds characters (such as in a text
message), the text input mode indicator displays. Use the
following steps to change the text input mode:
1. To change the text input mode between the Alphabetic
input methods, press the
- Or -
key.
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