Samsung SGH-A637CWAATT - Manual (Page 55)

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To change the text input mode, use the following steps:
1. To toggle the text input mode between T9 mode and ABC
mode, press and hold the key.
2. To toggle from All Caps to Initial Caps, to Lower Case, or to
Numeric entries while in either the T9 Mode or the ABC
Mode, short press the key.
3. To go into Symbols mode, press and hold the key. To
exit Symbols Mode, press either the Cancel soft key, the
OK soft key, or the key.
Note: You can also change the text input mode by pressing the Options soft
key and selecting Input Method, then choosing your preferred text
input mode from the pop-up list.
Using the T9 Input Method
T9 Predictive Text input method is based on a built-in dictionary.
A series of keystrokes is interpreted by the phone using this
dictionary to determine the likely word.
Enter a Word in T9 Mode
1. In T9 method, begin entering a word by pressing the 2 to 9
keys. Press each key only once for each letter. The built-in
dictionary lists words that match the keystrokes you have
entered.
2. Example: To enter “Hello”, press
, , , ,
The word that you are typing appears in the display. It may
change with each key that you press.
3. Enter the whole word before editing or deleting the
keystrokes.
4. When the word displays correctly, go to step 5.
If the word doesn’t display correctly, press the key to
display alternative word choices for the keys that you have
pressed.
Example: Both “Of” and “Me” have the and keys. The phone
displays the most commonly used choice first.
5. Insert a space by pressing and start entering the
next word.