Entering Text; Changing The Text Input Mode - Samsung SGH E100 User Manual

Entering Text

At many times while you are using your phone, you
need to enter text, such as when storing a name in
Phonebook, writing a new message, creating your
personal greeting or scheduling events on your
calendar.
You are provided with the following text input
modes:
*
• T9 mode
This mode allows you to enter words with only
one keystroke per letter. Each key on the keypad
has more than one letter – when you press the 5
key once, J, K or L may be displayed. The T9
mode automatically compares your keystrokes
with an internal linguistic dictionary to determine
the correct word, thus requiring far fewer
keystrokes than the traditional ABC mode.
• ABC mode
This mode allows you to enter letters by pressing
the key labelled with the required letter once,
twice, three or four times until the letter displays.
• Number mode
This mode allows you to enter numbers.
• Symbolic mode
This mode allows you to enter special characters.
* is a registered trademark of Tegic Communications,
Inc. and is licensed under U.S. Patent 5,818,437/
5,953,541/ 6,011,554.
38

Changing the Text Input Mode

When you are in a field that allows characters to be
entered, you will see the text input mode indicator
at the bottom of the display.
Example: Entering a name in Phonebook
Enter name
Ok Eng
20
To change to another text input mode:
1. Press the right soft key indicating the current
text input mode.
2. Scroll to the mode you want to use by pressing
the Up or Down key.
The Language select option allows you to
change the text input language.
You can use the Add word option to add new
words into the T9 dictionary. See page 40.
Note : If you want to exit the menu without
changing the mode, press the
key.
3. Press the Select soft key to confirm the
highlighted text input mode.
Entering Text
Text input mode indicator:
T9 English mode
soft key or
39