Samsung SGH-D606 - Manual (Page 35)

Entering Text
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Entering Text
When using your phone, you will often need to enter text, such as
when storing a name in the Contact list, creating your personal
greeting or scheduling events on your calendar. You can enter
alphanumeric characters by using your phone’s keypad.
Your phone has the following text input modes:
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T9 mode: This mode allows you to enter words with only one
keystroke per letter. Each key on the keypad has more than one
letter; for example, when you press the
key once, J, K or L
displays. T9 mode automatically compares your keystrokes with an
internal linguistic dictionary to determine the correct word, thus
requiring far fewer keystrokes than the traditional Alphabet mode.
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Alphabet mode: this mode 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 character displays.
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Number mode: this mode allows you to enter numbers.
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Symbol mode: this mode allows you to enter various symbols and
special characters.
Changing the Text Input Mode
When you are in a field that allows characters to be entered, you will
notice the text input mode indicator near the top-right corner of the
display.
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Press to change case or to switch to Number mode ( ).
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Press and hold to switch between T9 ( ) and ABC ( ) modes.
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Press and hold to switch to Symbol mode ( ).
Using T9 Mode
T9 is a predictive text input mode that allows you to key in any
character using a single keystroke. This text input mode is based on a