Entering Text - Samsung SPH-M300 User Manual

Entering Text

Selecting a Character Input Mode
Your phone provides convenient ways to enter words, letters,
punctuation, and numbers whenever you are prompted to
enter text (for example, when adding a Contacts entry or
when using Sprint Mail and SMS Text Messaging).
Tip:
If the character modes do not appear after pressing the right
softkey, try entering a single character in the entry field and
then pressing the right softkey again.
To change the character input mode:
1.
When you display a screen where you can enter text,
press Options (
mode.
2.
Select one of the following options:
46
T9(English) to enter text using a predictive text
entering system that reduces the number of keys
that need to be pressed while entering a word
(see page 47). This mode allows you to enter words
with only one keystroke per letter.
Alpha to cycle through the alpha characters
associated with the letters on the keypad
(see page 49).
Symbol to enter symbols such as punctuation marks
(see page 51).
Number to enter numbers by pressing the numbers
on the keypad (see page 51).
Preset Msg to enter preprogrammed messages (see
page 51).
) to change the character input
Section 2A: Your Phone: The Basics