Samsung Eternity II SGH-A597 - Manual (Page 50)

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Changing the Text Input Mode - Keypad
There are three main keypad layout keys that will change the on-
screen keys within the QWERTY keypad.
The available Text Input modes are: T9, 123Sym, and Abc. Refer
to the Text Input mode in the upper right hand corner to identify
which mode you are currently in.
1. Touch an on-screen Text Input mode button.
2. Touch a corresponding key to enter the associated
character within the text field.
3. Touch the right and left arrow keys on the
button to turn the page to choose from additional options.
Multiple pages are only available with and
options.
4. Touch to complete the message and return to the
previous screen.
Using T9 Mode
1. Rotate your phone counterclockwise to a Landscape
orientation.
Note: The T9 option is available only when Abc mode has been selected.
T9: activates the T9 mode in either abc (all lower
case) or
(where the keys default to
lowercase until the Shift key is touched [activated]).
This is achieved by repeatedly pressing the button to
toggle the current state.
Symbol-Numeric: activates the number and
symbol keys.
Emoticons: activates the emoticon keys.
Abc: activates the default alphabet keys.
This function works in conjunction with the
T9 feature.