Samsung SGH-X100A - Manual (Page 23)

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Typing Strokes and Characters in Stroke
Mode
1. To type a character, press keys corresponding to
its component strokes. Press keys on the
handset in the order that you would write the
strokes, using one press per each stroke.
Example: Typing “ ” in Chines Traditional
Stroke mode
2. The phone displays your strokes in the Key
Stroke Area and offers character choices in the
Character Selection Map. As you enter strokes,
notice that the choices in the Character
Selection Map change.
To scroll through choices in the Character
Selection Map, press the Up or Down key.
Note: If you are uncertain of the order of one or
more strokes, press the 6 key in place of
each questionable stroke. Continue entering
strokes until the character is displayed in
the Character Selection Map or until you
have finished the character.
3. When the character you are typing appears in
the Character Selection Map, you may select it
without finishing the stroke sequence for the
character. Characters displayed in the Character
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Press the 5 key to enter
“ ,”and then the 3 key
to enter “ .”
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Selection map correspond to keys 7 to 0 on the
keypad. To select a character from the Character
Selection Map and add it to your message, press
the corresponding key 7 to 0.
Scrolling
To move the cursor left or right through your text
message, press the Left or Right key.
Clearing Strokes and Characters
Press the C key one or more times to remove
strokes to the left. Once the Stroke Area is empty,
pressing the C key removes characters from the
Text Area.
Using Quick English Mode
To type a word, press keys corresponding to the
letters you need. Remember the following as you
are typing:
1. Start entering the word by pressing keys 1 to 0.
Press each key only once for each letter.
Example: To enter “hello” in Quick English
mode, press the 4, 3, 5, 5, and 6
keys.
The word 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
any keystrokes.
3. If the word is correct, start entering the next
word. Otherwise, press the 0 key repeatedly to