Samsung E800 - Manual (Page 37)

change to another text input mode
When you are writing a message the text input mode
indicator is shown at the bottom of the screen.
To change to another mode:
■ Press the right soft key below the indicator symbol.
■ Scroll to the mode you want by pressing up or down
with the navigation pad.
■ ABC
■ T9
■ Symbolic
■ Number
■ Add word
■ Language selection
■ Press Select to confirm your choice of text input mode.
attach a picture or sound to your text message
You can send and receive text picture messages from your
phone to other compatible phones which use text picture
messaging, even when you are abroad.
1 Select Messages from the Home screen and press .
2 Type the message you wish to send.
3 Press Options, then scroll to and select Add media.
4 Choose from the following:
■ Add picture
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text messages are fun, quick and convenient
When a phone call is inappropriate, or you only want to convey
a short and simple message you can send a text message.
1 From the Home screen press Menu and select
Messages. Alternatively, scroll to messages on the
Home screen and press i to select.
2 The screen will show a list of options. Press Short
message, then Create.
3 A blank screen with a flashing cursor will be displayed.
You can now write your text message.
4 To enter text using predictive (T9) mode you only have
to press each key once to get the character you want.
So, for example, to write the word orange you would
press 6, 7, 2, 6, 4 and 3. You will see that the word does
not appear on screen immediately. Don’t worry, that’s
how it works.
5 To delete a single character, press C. To delete the entire
message, press and hold down C.
6 To send your message press Options and select Send.
The next screen will ask for contact number. Type this in
and press OK. Alternatively, press Contacts and select a
contact number from your Address book. Your message
will then be sent.
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messaging messaging