Selecting A Text Input Mode - Samsung M240 User Manual

Selecting a Text Input Mode

1.
From a screen where you can enter text, press
Options (right softkey)
input mode.
2. Select one of the following Text Mode options:
to enter text using a predictive text
T9(English)
system that reduces the number of keypresses
required while entering a word. (see page 28.)
to cycle through the alpha characters
Alpha
associated with the letters on the keypad. (see
page 29.)
to enter symbols. (see page 30.)
Symbols
to enter numbers by pressing the
Number
numbers on the keypad. (see page 30.)
to enter "emoticons" (smileys) (see
Emoticons
page 30.)
to configure these options:
Text Options
,
Auto-Capital Used words
,
Start Dual Language
(see page 31).
Insertion
Tip When entering text, press the Shift key to change
letter capitalization (Abc > ABC > abc).
28 2A. Phone Basics
> Text Mode to change the text
, ,
Display Candidate Prediction
, , and
Auto-Space Auto Word
Entering Text Using T9 Text Input
T9 Text Input lets you enter text by pressing keys just
once per letter. T9 Text Input uses an intuitive word
database to analyze the letters you enter and create a
suitable word. (The word may change as you type.)
1.
From a screen where you can enter text, press
(right softkey)
Options
2.
Press the corresponding keys once per letter to
enter a word. (For example, to enter the word "Bill,"
press
(If you make a mistake, press
single character. Press and hold
entire word.)
To get the uppercase B in the above example,
press until the text input mode has cycled to
Word. This keeps the word with only an initial
uppercase.
If the word you want is not displayed after you
have entered all the letters, press and hold
to then display additional word selections with
each consecutive press of
To accept a word and insert a space, press
> Text Mode > T9(English)
).
to erase a
to erase an
.
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