Section 5: Entering Text; Text Input Methods; Using The Samsung Qwerty Keypad - Samsung Vibrant SGH-T959 User Manual

Section 5: Entering Text

This section describes how to select the desired text input method
when entering characters into your phone. This section also
describes the predictive text entry system that reduces the
amount of key strokes associated with entering text.
Your phone comes equipped with an orientation detector that can
tell if the phone is being held in an upright (Portrait) or sideways
(Landscape) orientation. This is useful when entering text.
Your phone also provides several on-screen keypad text entry
options to make the task of text entry that much easier.

Text Input Methods

There are two text input methods available:
Samsung Keypad: an on-screen QWERTY keypad that can be
•
used in both portrait and landscape orientation.
• Swype (default): a new way to enter text on touch screens.
Instead of tapping each key, use your finger to trace over each
letter of a word.
The on-screen QWERTY keypad works the same in both portrait
and landscape mode.
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Using the Samsung QWERTY Keypad

From a screen where you enter text, rotate your phone
counterclockwise to a landscape orientation. The on-screen
QWERTY keypad displays.
The Samsung Keypad
This device has a built-in, QWERTY keypad (portrait mode) or
keyboard (landscape mode). Using the QWERTY keypad/
keyboard, you can type letter, numbers, punctuation, and other
characters.
To use the Samsung keypad you must first configure the settings
to default to the Samsung keypad.
From the Home screen, touch
1.
and text Select input method
Settings Locale
Samsung keypad.