Entering Text - Samsung MM A880 Phone Manual

Entering Text

Selecting a Character Input Mode
Your Sprint PCS Phone provides convenient ways to enter
words, letters, punctuation, and numbers whenever you are
prompted to enter text (for example, when adding a Contacts
entry or when using Sprint PCS Mail and SMS Text
Messaging).
To change the character input mode:
1.
When you are prompted to enter text, press
change the character input mode.
2.
Select one of the following options:
T9 (English) to enter characters using predictive T9
Text Input (see page 40).
Alpha to enter characters by tapping the keypad (see
page 40).
Symbol to enter symbols (see page 42).
Number to enter numbers by pressing the numbers
on the keypad (see page 42).
Preset Msg to enter pre-programmed messages (see
page 42).
Recent Msg to select text from a list of recent
messages.
Emoticons to enter "emoticons" (see page 42).
Tip:
When entering text, press the * (Shift) key to change letter
capitalization ( ABC
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