Section 4: Entering Text; Text Entry Modes - Samsung SCH-R270 User Manual

Section 4: 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
(T9word, T9Word, T9WORD, abc, Abc, ABC, 123, Symbols,
or Emoticons) 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.
• 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.
• Emoticons: Using the phone keypad, enter an Emoticon
(Smiley) into your message by pressing the number next to the
Emoticon in the Symbols pop-up window.
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