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Selecting a text input mode, Entering text using t9 text input – Samsung SPH-M240ZKASPR User Manual

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2A. Phone Basics

Selecting a Text Input Mode

1.

From a screen where you can enter text, press

Options

(right softkey)

> Text Mode

to change the text

input mode.

2.

Select one of the following Text Mode options:

T9(English)

to enter text using a predictive text

system that reduces the number of keypresses
required while entering a word. (see page 28.)

Alpha

to cycle through the alpha characters

associated with the letters on the keypad. (see
page 29.)

Symbols

to enter symbols. (see page 30.)

Number

to enter numbers by pressing the

numbers on the keypad. (see page 30.)

Emoticons

to enter “emoticons” (smileys) (see

page 30.)

Text Options

to configure these options:

Auto-Capital

,

Used words

,

Display Candidate

,

Prediction

Start

,

Dual Language

,

Auto-Space

,

and

Auto Word

Insertion

(see page 31).

Entering Text Using T9 Text Input

T9 Text Input lets you enter text by pressing keys just
once per letter. T9 Text Input uses an intuitive word
database to analyze the letters you enter and create a
suitable word. (The word may change as you type.)

1.

From a screen where you can enter text, press

Options

(right softkey)

> Text Mode > T9(English)

.

2.

Press the corresponding keys once per letter to
enter a word. (For example, to enter the word “Bill,”
press ).

(If you make a mistake, press

to erase a

single character. Press and hold

to erase an

entire word.)

To get the uppercase B in the above example,
press

until the text input mode has cycled to

Word. This keeps the word with only an initial
uppercase.

If the word you want is not displayed after you
have entered all the letters, press and hold

to then display additional word selections with
each consecutive press of

.

To accept a word and insert a space, press

.

Tip

When entering text, press the

Shift

key to change

letter capitalization (Abc > ABC > abc).

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