Samsung SPH-A680SSAQST - Manual (Page 36)

Section 2A: Your Phone - The Basics 28
Entering Text
Selecting a Character Input Mode
Your phone provides convenient ways to enter words, letters,
punctuation, symbols, and numbers whenever you are prompted to
enter text (for example, when adding a Phone Book entry or when
sending email and SMS Text Messages).
To change the character input mode:
1. When you display a screen where you can enter text,
press .
2. Select a character input mode:
Ⅲ
T9 (English) to enter characters using predictive
T9 Text Input (see page 28).
Ⅲ
Alpha to enter characters by tapping the keypad
(see page 29).
Ⅲ
Symbol to enter symbols (see page 30).
Ⅲ Number to enter numbers (see page 30).
Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input
T9 Text Input lets you enter text in your phone by pressing keys just
once per letter. (To select the T9 (English) mode when entering text,
see “Selecting a Character Input Mode” above.)
T9 Text Input analyzes the letters you enter using an intuitive word
database and creates a suitable word. (The word may change as you
type.) If the word you want does not display after you have entered
all the letters, press
to scroll through additional word
selections. To accept a word and insert a space, press .
If you make a mistake, press to erase a single character. Press
and hold to delete an entire entry.
To enter text using T9:
1. From the text entry screen (for example, a new event in
scheduler), press
and select T9 (English).
2. Use your keypad to enter the new event. (For example, to
enter “Meeting”, press
once, twice, once,
once, once, and once.)