Entering Text; Changing The Text Input Mode - Samsung SGH-S108 User Manual

Entering Text

The phone allows you to enter characters for
messages and names in Chinese and English. To
enter Chinese text, the phone provides severa l
widely used pronunciation based (Pinyin) and
character shape based (Stroke) input methods to
meet the preferences of different users, allowing
for greater convenience and ease of use.
You can also enter any combination of Chinese
characters, alphabets, numbers, and special
symbols including punctuation marks.
The following text input modes are available on
your phone:
¥ Pinyin mode
¥ Chinese Simplified Stroke mode
¥ Quick English mode
¥ English mode
¥ Chinese Traditional Stroke mode
¥ Number mode
¥ Symbolic mode
¥ Help mode
Directions for using each of the text input modes
appear later in this section.
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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: Entering a name for a phonebook
entry
Enter Name
OK PY Mode
You can change between Chinese and English
input methods or to numbers input. To change to
another text input mode:
1 . Press the right soft key, labelled with the
current mode.
2 . Scroll to the desired mode with the
keys.
Input Mode
Pinyin
CHN S Stroke
Quick English
English
CHN T Stroke
Number
Confirm 2/8
3 . To select the displayed mode, press the
Confirm soft key.
Entering Text
Text input mode
indicator
and
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