Section 5: entering text, Using the text input methods – Samsung SGH-A847ZAAATT User Manual
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Section 5: Entering Text
This section outlines how to select the desired text input mode 
when entering characters into your phone. This section also 
describes how to use the T9 predictive text entry system to 
reduce the amount of key strokes associated with entering text.
Using the Text Input Methods
The Input Method option switches the key entry functions from 
ABC (Alphabetic), T9 Alphabetic (predictive text mode), 123 
(Numeric Mode), and Symbols Mode.
ABC (Alphabetic) Input Method (abc, Abc, and ABC)
This input method allows you to enter letters by pressing the key 
labeled with the letter you want. Press the key once, twice, three, 
or four times until the desired letter displays. 
The abc method makes all characters of the word lowercase. 
The Abc method makes the initial character an uppercase while 
the remaining characters are left as lowercase. The ABC method 
makes all characters of the word uppercase.
T9 Predictive Text Input Method (T9 abc, T9 Abc, and T9
ABC)
This input method allows you to enter words with only one 
keystroke per letter. Each key on the keypad has more than one 
letter; for example, pressing the 
key can enter J, K, or L.
However, the T9 method automatically compares the series of 
keystrokes you make with an internal linguistic dictionary to 
determine the most likely word, thus requiring far fewer 
keystrokes than the traditional Alphabetic mode. The T9 abc 
method makes all characters lowercase. The T9 Abc method 
makes the initial character an uppercase while the remaining 
characters are left as lowercase. The T9 ABC method makes all 
characters uppercase.
Numeric
This mode allows you to enter numbers.
Symbols
This mode allows you to enter symbols, such as punctuation 
marks.
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