Entering text, Changing the text input mode – Samsung SGH-T408 User Manual

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Entering Text

The phone allows you to enter characters for
messages and names in Chinese and English. To
enter Chinese text, the phone provides several
widely used pronunciation based (Pinyin) and
character shape based (Stroke) input methods to
meet the preferences of different users, allowing for
greater convenience and ease of use.

You can also enter any combination of Chinese
characters, alphabets, numbers, and special symbols
including punctuation marks.

The following text input modes are available on your
phone:

• Pinyin mode

• Chinese Simplified Stroke mode

• Quick English mode

• English mode

• Chinese Traditional Stroke mode

• Number mode

• Symbolic mode

Directions for using each of the text input modes
appears later in this section.

is a registered Trademark of Tegic Communications, Inc.

and is licensed under U.S. Patent 5,818,437/ 5,953,541/

6,011,554.

Changing the Text Input Mode

When you are in a field that allows character entry,
you should notice the text input mode indicator in the
bottom of the display.

To change to another text input mode:

1. Press the right soft key, indicating the text input

mode.

2. Scroll to the desired mode with or .

Note: If you want to exit the menu without changing

to a new mode, press the right soft key.

3. Press the Select soft key to select the displayed

mode.

4. You will find the selected text input mode

indicator in the bottom of the display.