Section 3: Entering Text; Using The Text Input Methods - Samsung SGH-A997 User Manual

Section 3: Entering Text

This section outlines how to select the desired text input
mode when entering characters into your phone. This section
also describes how to use the T9 predictive text entry system
to reduce the amount of key strokes associated with entering
text.

Using the Text Input Methods

The Input Method option switches the key entry functions
from ABC (Alphabetic), T9 Alphabetic (predictive text mode),
123 (Numeric Mode), and Symbols Mode.
ABC (Alphabetic) Input Method (abc, Abc, and
ABC)
Use this input method to enter letters by pressing the key
labeled with the letter you want. Press the key once, twice,
three, or four times until the desired letter displays.
The abc method makes all characters of the word lowercase.
The Abc method makes the initial character an uppercase
while the remaining characters are left as lowercase. The
ABC method makes all characters of the word uppercase.
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T9 Predictive Text Input Method (T9Eab, T9EAb,
and T9EAB)
Use this input method to enter words with only one keystroke
per letter. Each key on the keypad has more than one letter;
for example, pressing
the T9 method automatically compares the series of
keystrokes you make with an internal linguistic dictionary to
determine the most likely word, thus requiring far fewer
keystrokes than the traditional Alphabetic mode. The T9Eab
method makes all characters lowercase. The T9EAb method
makes the initial character an uppercase while the remaining
characters are left as lowercase. The T9EAB method makes
all characters uppercase.
Note: The E indicates English. S is displayed for Spanish and
F is displayed for French.
Numeric
Use this mode to enter numbers.
Symbols
Use this mode to enter symbols, such as punctuation marks.
can enter J, K, or L. However,