Using Abc Mode - Samsung Galaxy S III User Manual

The available Text Input modes are: Sym and Abc.
Symbol/Numeric Mode: activates the number,
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Sym
symbol, and emoticon keys.
ABC Mode: activates the default alphabet keys.
ABC
Can also be set to Abc or abc by using the shift
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( key.
Note: When in Abc mode, the Sym button displays. When in
Sym mode, the Abc/ABC/abc button displays.

Using ABC Mode

1. If desired, rotate your phone counterclockwise to a
Landscape orientation.
2. When you tap the Enter message field, the following
screen displays:
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3. Tap the desired alphabetic characters.
4. The screen initially opens in ABC mode. After typing the
first letter, the shift key (
and following letters will be lowercase.
5. Tap to input another upper-case letter or tap
twice to switch to ABC mode. The shift key will
change to
will be uppercase until you tap the shift key again.
Using Symbol/Numeric Mode
Use Symbol/Numeric Mode to add numbers, symbols, or
emoticons.
1. Rotate your phone counterclockwise to a Landscape
orientation.
) will change to
in ABC mode. All following letters