Samsung VI-A820 - Manual (Page 48)

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Entering Text
Selecting a Character Input Mode
Your Sprint PCS Phone provides convenient ways to enter
words, letters, punctuation, and numbers whenever you are
prompted to enter text (for example, when adding a
Contact entry or when using Sprint PCS Mail and SMS
Text Messaging).
To change the character input mode:
1. When you are prompted to enter text, press to
change the character input mode.
2. Select one of the following options:
Ⅲ
T9 (English) to enter characters using predictive T9
Text Input (see page 41).
Ⅲ Alpha to enter characters by tapping the keypad (see
page 42).
Ⅲ
Symbol to enter symbols (see page 43).
Ⅲ
Number to enter numbers by pressing the numbers
on the keypad (see page 43).
Ⅲ
Preset Msg to enter pre-programmed messages (see
page 43).
Ⅲ
Recent Msg to select text from a list of recent
messages (see page 43).
Ⅲ
Emoticons to enter “emoticons” (see page 43).
Tip: When entering text, press the * (Shift) key to change letter
capitalization (Abc>ABC > abc).
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