Multi-tap text entry – Samsung SCH-I600MSAXAR User Manual

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Entering text and symbols

S

PACES

IN

T9

MODE

•

To enter a space after a word, thereby accepting the

word and proceeding to the next word, press

.

Multi-tap text entry

Multi-tap text entry is the conventional way to enter text
where you continue to press a key that contains the letter you
want until the letter (symbol) displays.

Activating multi-tap

•

While at any text entry screen, press and hold

until

ABC

,

ABC

,

or

abc

appears in the upper right corner of the

display.

Multi-tap modes

Multi-tap mode is indicated by the following icons in the upper
right corner of the display.

ABC

- Uppercase only. Any letters that you enter will be in

uppercase, or all capital letters.

ABC

- Initial caps. Only the first word of each sentence is in

capital letters.

abc

- Lowercase. Any words that you enter will be in lower

case letters.

•

To cycle through multi-tap modes, briefly press

while using multi-tap.

Using multi-tap text entry

•

The conventional method for entering text is called multi-

tap, which requires up to four key presses for each letter,
depending on the letter that you wish to enter.

•

For example, to enter “z,” press

four times in

succession. To enter an “a” however, only one press of

is required.

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