Samsung SECR450ZRAMTR - Manual (Page 37)

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Note: T9 Word does not support the QWERTY keypad, which does not need
this function.
• Abc — Enter letters, numbers, and symbols by using the QWERTY
keypad or by repeatedly pressing each phone key until the desired
character (as shown on the key) appears in the display. ABC mode
letter options are:
– Abc — Enter initial capital letters
– ABC — Enter all upper case letters
– abc — Enter all lower case letters
• 123 — Enter numbers by pressing the corresponding keys on the
phone keypad or the QWERTY keypad.
Tip: Using the QWERTY keypad, also use 123 mode to enter symbols into
your message simply by pressing the keys labeled with the symbols you
want.
• Symbols — Using the phone keypad, enter a symbol into your
message by pressing the number above the symbol in the Symbols
pop-up window.
The current text entry mode (T9 Word, Abc, ABC, 123, or
Symbols) is indicated in the lower part of a text entry screen. To
change the text entry mode, do the following:
1. While composing a text message, press the Left soft key.
The following options appear in the display:
• T9Word
• Abc
• ABC
• 123
• Symbols
• Add T9 Word
2. Select the desired text entry mode.
Using T9 ® Mode (Phone Keypad Only)
T9 Word recognizes commonly used words for the numeric
sequence of key presses and inserts the word into your message.
T9 Word is much faster than the traditional method of text entry
(Abc) and requires only one key press per letter of the word that
you’re spelling.
1. While composing a text message, press the Left soft key,
then select T9Word.
• For practice, enter the word “Samsung” by pressing each of the
following keys only once:
S A M S U N G