Section 6: entering text, Using the text input methods, Abc (alphabetic) input method (abc, abc, and abc) – Samsung SGH-A637CWAATT User Manual
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Section 6: 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 Text Input option switches the key entry functions from ABC 
(Alphabetic), T9 Alphabetic (predictive text mode), 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 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.
Changing the Text
Input Mode
When you are in a field 
that allows characters 
to be entered (such as 
in a text message), you 
will notice the text input 
mode indicator on the 
display.