Samsung SPH-A580ZKAAFT - Manual (Page 57)

Section 2A: Your Phone: The Basics 37
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Entering Text
Selecting a Character Input Mode
Your phone provides convenient ways to enter words,
letters, punctuation, and numbers whenever you are
prompted to enter text (for example, when adding a
Contacts entry or SMS Text Messaging).
To change the character input mode:
1. When you display a screen where you can enter text,
press the right softkey to change the character input
mode.
2. Select one of the following options:
Ⅲ
T9(English) to enter text using a predictive text
entering system that reduces the number of keys
that need to be pressed while entering a word
(see page 38).
Ⅲ
Alpha to cycle through the alpha characters
associated with the letters on the keypad
(see page 39).
Ⅲ Symbol to enter symbols (see page 40).
Ⅲ Number to enter numbers by pressing the numbers
on the keypad (see page 40).
Ⅲ Preset Msg to enter preprogrammed messages
(see page 40).
Ⅲ Recent Msg to enter a message from a list of
previous messages.
Ⅲ Emoticons to enter “emoticons” (see page 40).
Tip: When entering text, press the * (Shift) key to change letter
capitalization ( Abc > ABC > abc ).