Samsung SGH-T259HBBTMB - Manual (Page 37)

Entering Text 33
Using ABC Mode
To enter text in ABC mode:
1. Press (RSK) to change the text input mode.
2. Scroll to the ABC mode and press Select (LSK) or .
Use the 2 to 9 keys to enter your text.
3. Press the key labeled with the letter you want. Once for the
first letter, twice for the second letter, and so on.
To enter periods, hyphens, apostrophes, and other special
characters:
ᮣ Repeatedly press to cycle through periods,
hyphens, apostrophes, and other special characters. ABC
mode applies grammar rules to ensure correct
punctuation.
To shift case in ABC mode:
ᮣ Press to shift case in ABC mode. There are 3 cases:
Initial capital (Abc), Capital lock (ABC), and Lower case
(abc). The case displays in the upper, right corner of the
screen. You can move the cursor by using the Navigation
keys.
To delete letters:
ᮣ Press once to delete a previous character.
– or –
Press and hold to clear the display.
Note: The cursor moves to the right when you press a different key. When
entering the same letter twice or a different letter on the same key, just
wait for a few seconds for the cursor to move to the right
automatically, and then select the next letter.
Keys
By default, the first letter of an entry is capitalized and all
consecutive letters are kept in lowercase (unless the Shift key is
used). After a character is entered, the cursor automatically
advances to the next space after two seconds or when you enter
a character on a different key. Characters scroll in the following
order (lowercase characters shown in parentheses):
. @ , : ? - ! ' / 1 P Q R S 7 (p q r s 7)
A B C 2 (a b c 2) T U V 8 (t u v 8)
D E F 3 (d e f 3) W X Y Z 9 (w x y z 9)
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