Samsung SGH-T589HBBTMB - Manual (Page 79)

Entering Text 74
To reveal additional QWERTY text editing options:
1. Touch and hold an active text entry field.
2. From the Edit text context menu, tap an available function:
• Select all highlights all characters in the text message field.
• Select text/Stop selecting text lets you manually highlight
characters in the text message field.
• Cut all cuts all characters in the current text message field.
• Copy copies selected characters in the current text message field.
• Copy all copies all characters in the current text message field.
• Paste inserts the previously cut or copied text into the message
field.
• Input method provides additional text input methods (Swype or
Samsung keypad). (When the QWERTY keyboard is open, Swype
and Samsung keypad are disabled.)
Using the QWERTY Keyboard
In this section we’ll cover the steps necessary to enter text using
the QWERTY keyboard. Using your phone's QWERTY keyboard is
just like using any standard computer keyboard. The following
keys perform special functions when entering text:
Alt: Allows you to use the alternate characters
displayed at the top of the QWERTY keys.
Examples: -), +, @, #, etc..
Shift: Changes the text input mode among
Upper/Lower/Mixed case mode.
Go to: Launches the phone’s homepage
(web2go screen). For more information, refer to
“Homepage” on page 150.
Sym: Allows you to insert a symbol by providing
you with an on-screen page of available
symbols.