T9 (English) Mode - Samsung SCH-A561 User Manual

E E n n t t e e r r i i n n g g T T e e x x t t

T9 (English) Mode

To type a word, press keys corresponding to the letters
you need. Remember the following as you are typing:
1. Press keys on the handset just once per desired
letter. For example, to enter "Hello," press
, , and
The word you are typing appears on the display. It
may change with each key press.
3. Type to the end of the word before editing or
deleting any keystrokes.
4. Put a space between each word by pressing
If the word that appears on the display is not the
word that you desire, press
to display alternate word choices for the keys you
have typed. For example, both "of" and "me" have
the sequence of
and
the most commonly used choice first.
5. Continue entering the next word.
Smart Punctuation
Periods, hyphens, and apostrophes are available by
pressing . The T9 applies rules of grammar to insert
the correct punctuation. Notice that
in this example to display two punctuation marks:
L e t ' s
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,
.
.
one or more times
. The phone displays
is used twice
e a t .
Including a Number
You can include a number between letters without
exiting the T9 input mode. Press and hold the desired
number key.
Changing the Case
Your phone offers three cases;
• T9 Word: initial letter is capitalized
• T9 WORD: all letters are capitalized
• T9 word: all letters are lower case
Press one or more times to display the
appropriate case indicator, and begin typing normally.
Another Usages
• Press to insert a space.
• To move the cursor to the left or to the right through
your text, press or
• Press one or more times to delete the letters
one by one to the left. Press and hold
the display.
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