Samsung SGH-T499MAWTMB - Manual (Page 57)

Entering Text 53
Section 5: Entering Text
This section describes how to select the desired text
input method
when entering characters into your phone. This
section also describes the predictive text entry
system that reduces the amount of key strokes
associated with entering text.
Your phone comes equipped with an orientation
detector that can tell if the phone is being held in an
upright (Portrait) or sideways (Landscape)
orientation. This is useful when entering text.
Your phone also provides several on-screen keypad
text entry options to make the task of text entry that
much easier.
Text Input Methods
There are two text input methods available:
• Samsung keypad: an on-screen QWERTY keypad
that can be used in both portrait and landscape
orientation.
• Swype (default): a new way to enter text on touch
screens. Instead of tapping each key, use your
finger to trace over each letter of a word.
The on-screen QWERTY keypad works the same in
both portrait and landscape mode.
Selecting the Text Input Method
The Text Input Method can be assigned from within
one of two locations:
Settings Menu:
ᮣ Press ➔ and then tap
(Settings) ➔ Language and keyboard ➔
Select input method.
Text Input field:
1. From a screen where you can enter text, touch
and hold the text input field to open the
context-menu.
2. Select the desired input method (Swype or
Samsung keypad).
Default Text
Input Method