Using Abc Mode - Samsung GALAXY SIII User Manual

Changing the Text Input Mode Keyboard
There are two main keyboard layout keys that will change
the on-screen keys in the QWERTY keyboard.
The available Text Input modes are: Sym and Abc.
Symbol/Numeric Mode: Activate the number,
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symbol, and emoticon keys.
Sym
ABC Mode: Activate the default alphabet keys.
ABC
Can also be set to Abc or abc by using the shift
( ) key.
Note: When in Abc mode, the Sym button displays. When in
Sym mode, the Abc/ABC/abc button displays.
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Using ABC Mode

1. If desired, rotate the phone counterclockwise to a
Landscape orientation.
2. When you touch the Enter message field, the following
screen displays:
3. Touch the desired alphabetic characters.
4. The screen initially opens in ABC mode. After you type
the first letter, the shift key (
and following letters are lowercase.
5. Touch to input another uppercase letter or touch
twice to switch to ABC mode. The shift key
changes to in ABC mode. All following letters are
uppercase until you touch the shift key again.
) changes to