Samsung SEG-I717RWAATT - Manual (Page 58)

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Changing the Text Input Mode - Keypad
There are two main keypad layout keys that will change the on-
screen keys within the QWERTY keypad.
The available Text Input modes are: Sym and Abc.
Note: When in Abc mode, the Sym button will appear. When in Sym mode, the
Abc/ABC/abc button will appear.
Using Abc Mode
1. If desired, rotate your phone counterclockwise to a
Landscape orientation.
2. When you tap the Tap to enter message field, the following
screen displays:
3. Tap the desired alphabetic characters.
4. The screen initially opens in ABC mode. After typing the
first letter, the shift key ( ) will change to and
following letters will be lowercase.
5. Tap to input another upper-case letter or tap
twice to switch to ABC mode. The shift key will change to
in ABC mode. All following letters will be uppercase
until you tap the shift key again.
Symbol/Numeric Mode: activates the number,
symbol, and emoticon keys.
ABC Mode: activates the default alphabet keys. Can
also be set to Abc or abc by using the shift (
) key.
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