Entering characters by tapping the keypad – Samsung A420 User Manual
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Section 2A: Your Phone: The Basics
Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad
To enter characters by tapping the keypad:
1.
Select the Alpha mode. (See “Selecting a Character Input 
Mode” on page 38.)
2.
Press the corresponding keys repeatedly until the 
desired letter appears. (For example, to enter the word 
“Bill,” press 
twice,
three times,
three
times, and
three times again.) (If you make a
mistake, press
to erase a single character. Press and
hold
to delete an entire entry
.)
By default, the first letter of an entry is capitalized and the 
following letters are lower cased. 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:
. ,@ 1 ?! * # /
T U V 8
A B C 2
W X Y Z 9
D E F 3
0
G H I 4
Space
J K L 5
Shift
M N O 6
P Q R S 7