Entering Text; Changing The Text Input Mode - Samsung SGH-P100 Manual

Entering Text

When using your phone, you will often need to
enter text. For example, when storing a name in the
Phonebook, creating your personal greeting or
scheduling events in your calendar. You can enter
alphanumeric characters by using your phone's
keypad.
Your phone has 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
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 upper/lower-case
character modes.
• Upper/lower-case character modes
These modes allow you to enter letters by
pressing the key labeled with the required letter
once, twice, three or four times until the letter
displays.
• Symbol mode
This mode allows you to enter symbols, such as
punctuation marks.
• Number mode
This mode allows you to enter numbers.
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Changing the Text Input Mode

When you are in a field that allows characters to be
entered, you will notice the text input mode
indicator on the display.
Example: When you create a text message
Options
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To select the...
Press the
until...
T9 mode
See page 44.
Upper-case character A displays.
mode See page 45.
Lower-case character a displays.
mode See page 45.
Number mode 1 displays.
See page 47.
Symbol mode
See page 47.
Entering Text
Text input mode
indicator
soft key
displays.
displays.
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