Section 5: Entering Text; Using The Qwerty Keypad - Samsung SGH-A697 Quick Start Manual

Section 5: Entering Text

This section outlines how to select the desired text entry mode
when entering characters using the QWERTY keyboard-style
keypad. This section also describes how to use the T9 predictive
text entry system to reduce the number of key strokes needed to
enter text.
Your device 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. If the
phone is sideways, an on-screen keypad is displayed. When
upright, only the alphanumeric keypad is shown.
Your device not only provides several on screen keypad/keypad
text entry options, but also provides handwriting recognition to
make the task of text entry that much easier.

Using the QWERTY Keypad

From a screen where you can enter text, rotate your phone
counterclockwise to a Landscape orientation. Regardless of the
current setting with the Input Select field, the on-screen
QWERTY keypad will display.
Text Input
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Text Input mode
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