Section 6: text input, Entering text – Samsung SPH-M340DAACMU User Manual
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Section 6: Text Input
This section guides you through the steps needed to 
use the keypad for text input.
You can enter letters, numbers, and symbols using 
several entry modes: T9 (English), Abc, Symbols, and 
Number. Not all options are available for every text 
entry screen. An indicator for the current entry mode 
displays at the bottom right of the text entry screen 
when you are entering letters and numbers. These 
options are available whenever you are prompted to 
enter text (for example, within either Contacts entry or 
Text/Picture Messaging). 
To select an entry mode:
ᮣ
From a text entry screen, select Options (Right
Option Button) then select from one of the following
options:
• T9(English) to enter text using the phone’s built-in
“prediction system,” reducing the number of keys 
needed to enter a word (see page 23).
• Abc to navigate through the series of keypad-specific
characters (see page 24).
• Symbols to enter symbols (see page 24).
• Number to enter numbers by pressing the numbers
on the keypad (see page 24).
• Autotext to enter pre-programmed messages (see
• Recent msg to enter a message from a list of
previous messages (see page 25).
• Emoticons to enter different Emoticons (see
• Text Options to configure any of these options: Auto
Capital, Use word dict., Display Cand., Prediction 
Start, Dual Language, Insert Space, Next word Pred., 
and Word Compl. (see page 25).
Entering Text
Entering Characters Using T9 Input Mode
T9 mode uses a built-in dictionary to select a word 
based on the letters you've entered. A word can be 
entered more quickly by pressing each key once per 
character. If both the Prediction Start and Display 
Candidate text options are enabled, do not type out 
the entire word, but rather, scroll through the list of 
words provided and select the word you want.
1.
Press Options (Right Option Button) then select
T9(English) from the list. The T9word icon then
displays at the bottom right of the screen.
2.
For each letter of the word, press the
corresponding number key once. For example,
to enter the word “any,” press:
,
,
.
Note: When entering text in this mode, press
to cycle the
letter capitalization (T9word
➔
T9Word
➔
T9WORD) used
on the current word.
3.
If the word doesn't match, press
to look at
other word matches currently found within the
current dictionary.
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