Samsung SGH-S307SSACIN - Manual (Page 23)

Entering Text
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Changing the Text Input Mode
When you are in a field that allows characters to be
entered, you will notice the text input mode
indicator on the display.
Example: Writing a text message
To select the Press the soft key
until
T9 mode displays.
See page 43.
Upper-case character
mode displays.
See page 44.
Lower-case character
mode displays.
See page 44.
Number mode displays.
See page 46.
Symbol mode displays.
See page 46.
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Text input mode
indicator
Options
Entering Text
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Using the T9 Mode
The T9 predictive text input mode allows you to key
in any character using single keystrokes. This text
input mode is based on a built-in dictionary.
To enter a word in the T9 mode:
1. When you are in the T9 predictive text input
mode, start entering a word by pressing keys
to . Press each key only once for one
letter.
Example: to enter “Hello” in the T9 mode,
press the , , , and
keys.
The word that you are typing appears on the
display. It may change with each key that you
press.
2. Enter the whole word before editing or deleting
the keystrokes.
3. If the word is correct, start entering the next
word.
Otherwise, press the , or key to
display alternative word choices for the keys
that you have pressed.
Example: both “Of” and “Me” have the sequence
, . The phone displays the most
commonly used choice first.
4. Put a space between words by pressing the
key.
• To type words not found in the T9 mode, change
the text input mode to the upper/lower-case
character input mode.