Entering Text; Changing The Text Input Mode - Samsung TRI BAND SGH-P400 User Manual

Entering Text

When using your phone, you will often need to
enter text, such as when storing a name in
Phonebook, creating your personal greeting or
scheduling events on 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 5
key once, J, K or L displays. 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 alphabet mode.
• Alphabet mode
This mode allows you to enter letters by pressing
the key labelled with the letter you want to enter
once, twice, three or four times until it displays.
• Number mode
This mode allows you to enter numbers.
• Symbol mode
This mode allows you to enter various symbols
and special characters.
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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: Writing a text message
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Options
To select the Press the right soft key
until
T9 mode
Alphabet mode
Number mode
Symbol mode
Entering Text
Text input
mode indicator
displays.
See page 44.
displays.
See page 46.
displays.
See page 47.
the symbol list displays.
See page 48.
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