Entering Text - Samsung SPH-M500 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 Contacts entry or when
sending text messages).
To change the character input mode:
1. When you display a screen where you can enter text,
press the right softkey
are not displayed when viewing existing messages.
2. Select a character input mode:
•
T9 (English): to enter characters using predictive
T9 Text Input (see page 33).
•
Alpha: to enter characters by tapping the keypad
(see page 34).
•
Symbol: to enter symbols (see page 35).
•
Number: to enter numbers (see page 35).
•
Preset Msg: to enter a pre-prepared message, chosen
from a list of common phrases.
•
Recent Msg: to reuse the text from a recent message.
•
Emoticons: to enter emoticon symbols.
•
Text Options: to customize your character input mode
(see page 146).
Note
: Not all character input modes may be available for all phone
features. For instance, Preset Msg and Recent Msg are only available
when composing text and picture messages.
for Options. Soft key options
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