Changing Text Input Mode; Chinese Py(Pinyin) Mode - Samsung SCH-A399 User Manual

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Changing Text Input Mode

When you are in a field that allows characters entry,
you should notice the text input mode indicator in the
lower right corner of the display.
Enter name
O K: A c c e p t
M e n u: O p t i o n s
To change to another text input mode;
1. Press .
Enter name
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3
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O K: A c c e p t
M e n u: O p t i o n s
2. Scroll to the desired mode by pressing
3. To select the highlighted mode, press
You can change between Word and ABC mode to
enter words. To include a symbol or number(s)
between characters, Symbol and 123 modes are
also available.
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Text input mode
indicator
M o d e
A B C
S y m b o l
1 2 3
E x i t
or
.
4. You will find the selected text input mode
indicator at the bottom right of the display.
Directions for using each of the text input modes
appear later in this section.
Note: If you want to exit the Options screen without
changing to a new mode, press
Chinese PY (Pinyin) Mode
Pinyin is a system to mark Chinese pronunciation in
Latin alphabets. With the pinyin input method, you
can enter Chinese characters by keying in the pinyin
string from the phone keypad and the phone
automatically presents the matching alternatives.
.
This mode allows you to enter Pinyin characters with
only one key press per letter.
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Enter name
O K: A c c e p t
M e n u: O p t i o n s
.
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