Using Abc Mode - Samsung Galaxy S III User Manual

Changing the Text Input Mode Keyboard
There are two main keyboard layout keys that will change
the onscreen keys in the QWERTY keyboard.
The available Text Input modes are: Sym and Abc.
Symbol/Numeric Mode: Activate the number,
123 123
Sym Sym
symbol, and emoticon keys.
ABC Mode: Activate the default alphabet keys.
ABC
Can also be set to Abc or abc by using the shift
key.
Note: When in Abc mode, the Sym button displays. When in
Sym mode, the Abc/ABC/abc button displays.
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Using ABC Mode

1. If desired, rotate the phone counterclockwise to a
Landscape orientation.
2. When you touch the Enter message field, the following
screen displays:
3. Touch the desired alphabetic characters.
4. The screen initially opens in ABC mode. After you type
the first letter, the shift key
and following letters are lowercase.
5. Touch to input another uppercase letter or
touch twice to switch to ABC mode. The shift
key changes to
letters are uppercase until you touch the shift key
again.
changes to
in ABC mode. All following