Entering Text; Selecting A Character Input Mode; Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input - Samsung Qwest SPH-a680 User Manual

Entering Text

Selecting a Character Input Mode

Your phone provides convenient ways to enter words, letters,
punctuation, symbols, and numbers whenever you are prompted to
enter text (for example, when adding a Phone Book entry or when
sending email and SMS Text Messages).
To change the character input mode:
1.
When you display a screen where you can enter text,
press
2.
Select a character input mode:

Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input

T9 Text Input lets you enter text in your phone by pressing keys just
once per letter. (To select the T9 (English) mode when entering text,
see "Selecting a Character Input Mode" above.)
T9 Text Input analyzes the letters you enter using an intuitive word
database and creates a suitable word. (The word may change as you
type.) If the word you want does not display after you have entered
all the letters, press
selections. To accept a word and insert a space, press
If you make a mistake, press
and hold
To enter text using T9:
1.
From the text entry screen (for example, a new event in
scheduler), press
2.
Use your keypad to enter the new event. (For example, to
enter "Meeting", press
once,
Section 2A: Your Phone - The Basics
.
T9 (English) to enter characters using predictive
T9 Text Input (see page 28).
Alpha to enter characters by tapping the keypad
(see page 29).
Symbol to enter symbols (see page 30).
Number to enter numbers (see page 30).
to delete an entire entry.
once, and
to scroll through additional word
to erase a single character. Press
and select T9 (English).
once,
once.)
.
twice, once,
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