Section 5: Entering Text; Text Entry Modes - Samsung SCH-R100 User Manual

Section 5: Entering Text

This section outlines how to enter text using the phone keypad. This
section also describes how to use the T9 predictive text entry feature
to reduce the number of key strokes needed to enter text.

Text Entry Modes

Changing the Text Entry Mode
In any text entry screen or field, the current text entry mode (T9
Word, Abc, ABC, 123, or Symbols) is shown in the lower left of the
display. To change the text entry mode:
Press the Left soft key to scroll through available text entry
modes.
• T9 Word — Press each phone key only once to enter the letter of the
word that you're spelling. The phone recognizes common words from
the keys pressed.
• Abc — Enter letters, numbers, and symbols by repeatedly pressing
each phone key until the desired character (as shown on the key)
appears in the display. The first character of each word is upper case.
• ABC — Enter letters, numbers, and symbols by repeatedly pressing
each phone key until the desired character (as shown on the key)
appears in the display. All characters are upper case.
• 123 — Enter numbers by pressing the corresponding keypad keys.
• Symbols — Using the phone keypad, enter a symbol into your message
by pressing the number next to the symbol in the Symbols pop-up
window.
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