Section 4: Entering Text; Text Entry Modes; Using T9 ® Mode - Samsung SCH-R330 Series 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, or Symbols)
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.
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Using T9 Mode
T9 Word recognizes commonly used words matching the
numeric sequence of key presses and inserts the word into your
message. Text entry using T9 Word is much faster than the
traditional method (Abc) and requires only one key press per
letter of the word.
For example, to enter the word "Samsung", press each of the
following keys only once:
S A M
If more than one word shares the same numeric sequence, T9
Word inserts the most commonly used word, and displays any
additional words in a pop-up menu where you can select the
desired word.
To switch to T9Word while composing a text message,
press the Left soft key, then select T9Word.
Note: To enter a space, press the
key. These key functions apply to both T9 Word and Abc modes. (For
other symbols, see "Entering Symbols" on page 16.)
S U N G
key. To enter a period, press the