Changing The Text Input Mode; Using The T9 (English) Mode - Samsung Rainbow SCH-A563 User Manual

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E E n n t t e e r r i i n n g g T T e e x x t t

Changing the Text Input Mode

When you are in a field that allows characters entry,
you should notice the text input mode indicator on the
display.
Example: Entering a name for a Phone Book entry
Abc
Next
To change to another text input mode:
1. Press the Option soft key.
Abc
OK
2. Scroll to the mode by pressing
3. To select the highlighted mode, press the OK soft key.
If you want to exit the menu without changing to a
new mode, press
You will find the selected text input mode indicator
on the display.
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Text input mode
Options
indicator
Options
or
.
.

Using the T9 (English) Mode

To type a word, press keys corresponding to the letters
you need. Remember the following as you are typing:
1. Press alphanumeric keys on the keypad just once
per desired letter. For example, to enter "Hello,"
press
,
,
,
The word you are typing appears on the display. It
may change with each key press.
2. Type to the end of the word before editing or
deleting any keystrokes.
3. Put a space between words by pressing
If the word that appears on the display is not the
word that you want, press
to display alternative word choices for the keys you
have typed. For example, both "Of" and "Me" have
the sequence of
and
the most commonly used choice first.
4. Continue entering the next word.
Smart Punctuation
Periods, hyphens, and apostrophes are available by
pressing
. The T9 mode applies rules of grammar to
insert the correct punctuation. Notice that
twice in this example to display two punctuation marks:
L
e
t
'
s
E E n n t t e e r r i i n n g g T T e e x x t t
and
.
.
one or more times
. The phone displays
is used
e
a
t
.
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