Samsung SPH-A523HBASKE - Manual (Page 47)

Entering Text 44
Changing the Text Entry Mode
Your current mode of text entry [Abc, Korean, T9Abc, or 123] is indicated in the
lower right part of the display when composing a text message.
Changing the Text Entry Mode
1. While composing a text message, press the Right soft touch key ( ) to
toggle the text input mode through the following options:
• T9Abc
• 123
• Korean
• Abc
Note: Each of the text entry modes are explained in greater detail in “MESSAGE” on page 142.
Entering Text in Alpha (Abc) Mode
1. Enter characters while in Alpha (Abc) mode by pressing the key with the
desired characters (such as, pressing
once for “g”).
2. Press the key repeatedly until the desired character appears in the display
(such as, pressing two times for “h”).
3. Pause briefly and the displayed character is accepted and inserted into
your message.
4. Press the key to enter a space.
Entering Text in T9Abc Mode
T9Abc recognizes commonly used words for a sequence of keypresses and inserts
the word into your message. Using T9 mode is much faster than the more traditional
method Alpha mode, since T9 requires only one key press per letter of the word that
you are spelling.
Note: See “Changing the Text Entry Mode” on page 44 for instructions on changing text entry modes.
1. While in T9Abc mode, press each key that corresponds to a desired letter,
in sequence, one time.
For example, if you press the key sequence , and the
word “bad” appears on the screen.
2. When you have completed pressing all the keys for the desired word,
review the word displayed in your text.
3. If the word is not the one you meant to enter, press the key to show
the next word that matches the sequence of keys that you pressed.