Samsung M510 - Manual (Page 81)

Section 2A: Phone Basics 51
Phone Basics
Entering Text
Selecting a Character Input Mode
Your phone provides convenient ways to enter words, letters,
punctuation, and numbers whenever you are prompted to
enter text (for example, when adding a Contacts entry or
when using Sprint Mail and SMS Text Messaging).
To change character input mode:
1. When you display a screen where you can enter text,
press Options ( ) to change the character input
mode.
2. Select one of the following options:
Ⅲ
T9(English) to enter text using a predictive text
entering system that reduces the number of keys
that need to be pressed while entering a word
(see page 52).
Ⅲ
Alpha to cycle through the alpha characters
associated with the letters on the keypad
(see page 53).
Ⅲ
Symbol to enter symbols (see page 55).
Ⅲ
Number to enter numbers by pressing the numbers
on the keypad (see page 55).
Ⅲ
Preset Msg to enter preprogrammed messages
(see page 55).
Ⅲ
Recent Msg to enter a message from a list of
previous messages (see page 55).