Samsung SCH-u420 - Manual (Page 74)

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Section 5
Text Entry Modes
You can compose text messages using alphabetical
characters, symbols, and numbers. Each method of
character entry (symbol, number, and so on) is called a
text entry mode. There are four text entry modes, as
indicated:
• Alpha—Alphabetical text entry mode. Options are:
ⅷ ABC — All upper case
ⅷ Abc — Initial capital
ⅷ
abc — All lower case
• Symbols — Symbol entry mode. Enter symbols into your
message by pressing the corresponding number that appears
above it in the display.
• 123 — Number entry. Enter numbers by pressing the
corresponding key on the keypad.
• T9 Word — Predictive text mode. Press each key only once to
enter the letter of the word that you’re spelling.
Your current mode of text entry [Abc, 123, or T9 Word]
is indicated in the lower left part of the display when
composing a text message.
Changing the Text Entry Mode
1. While composing a text message, press the Abc (left)
soft key ( ). A pop-up menu containing the following
options appears in the display:
ⅷ
T9 Word
ⅷ Abc
ⅷ ABC
ⅷ
123
ⅷ Symbols