Changing The Text Entry Mode; Using T9® Mode - Samsung SCH r400 User Manual

Changing the Text Entry Mode

Text messages can be made up of alphabetical characters, numbers, and symbols.
You can use the following text entry modes to simplify text entry:
T9 Word — Press each key only once to enter the letter of the word that you're
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spelling. T9 WORD mode letter options are:
– T9 Word — Enter initial capital letters
– T9 WORD — Enter all upper case letters
– T9 word — Enter all lower case letters
Abc — Enter letters, numbers, and symbols by repeatedly pressing each key until
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the desired character (as shown on the key) appears in the display. ABC mode
letter options are:
– Abc — Enter initial capital letters
– ABC — Enter all upper case letters
– abc — Enter all lower case letters
123 — Enter numbers by pressing the corresponding key on the keypad.
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Symbols — Enter symbols into your message by pressing the number above the
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symbol in the Symbols pop-up window.
The current text entry mode (T9 Word, Abc, ABC, 123, or Symbols) is indicated in
the lower part of a text entry screen. To change the text entry mode, do the
following:
While composing a text message, press the Abc (left) soft key (
1.
following options appear in the display:
• T9Word
• Abc
• ABC
• 123
• Symbols
Use the Up and Down navigation keys to highlight the desired text entry
2.
mode, then press
Using T9 Mode
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T9 Word recognizes commonly used words for the numeric sequence of key presses
and inserts the word into your message. T9 Word is much faster than the traditional
method of text entry (Abc) and requires only one key press per letter of the word that
you're spelling.
In standby mode, press the MENU key (
1.
Messages),
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.
OK
(for Send Message), and
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), then press
OK
for Text Message.
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