Samsung Gusto - Manual (Page 46)

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Entering Text using Abc Mode
Abc mode is standard text entry mode for mobile telephones.
ᮣ To switch to Abc mode, press the Left Soft Key
Entry Mode ➔ Abc.
While entering text:
• Press the appropriate key once for the first letter on the key, twice for
the second letter, three times for the third letter, and four times for the
fourth letter.
• When the correct letter displays, pause briefly to advance to the next
letter, or press another key.
• Press to backspace to clear one character. Press and hold to
clear an entire word.
• Press to switch between Abc (initial case), abc (lower case)
and ABC (upper case).
• To enter a space, press .
• Press once to enter a period, twice for an ampersand “@”,
three times for a question mark “?”, and four times for an exclamation
mark “!”.
• Press and hold any key to enter the number on the key.
Entering Numbers
Use 123 mode to enter numbers into a text field.
ᮣ To switch to 123 mode, press the Left Soft Key
Entry Mode ➔ 123.
While entering numbers:
• Press the appropriate key for each number.
• Press to backspace to clear one number. Press and hold to clear
multiple numbers in a string.
Entering Symbols
Use Symbols mode to enter common symbols into a text field.
ᮣ To switch to Symbols mode, press the Left Soft Key
Entry Mode ➔ Symbols.
To enter symbols:
• Use the Directional Key to highlight a symbol, then press
to insert it.
• There are three pages of symbols. Press the Left Soft Key Prev to
move to the previous page, or the Right Soft Key Next to move to
the next page of symbols.
Tip: You can also press the key for the number corresponding to a symbol.