Samsung SGH-A697 User Manual (user Manual) (ver.f8.4) (English) - Page 46

3. Use your finger tip to write out each character. Touch the Shift key to use uppercase letters. Touch the Space key ( Space ) to create a space between letters, numbers, or symbols. Note: To properly recognize the written characters and to prevent scratching of the LCD, do not use script. Handwriting area Text entry method Text input mode 42 Changing the Text Input Mode - Handwriting You can write your message using the Handwriting mode but if at any time you feel you can't remember how to input text, you can touch the Input Select field and select Keypad. The available Text Input modes are: abc, Abc, ABC, Numeric, and Symbols. Each option causes the Handwriting mode to behave differently. ABC Abc abc 123 SYM All uppercase: causes the phone to read everything being written as uppercase characters. Ex: HI THERE. Initial uppercase: causes the phone to read words as having the initial character in uppercase and all consecutive characters of the same word as lower case. Ex: Hi there. All lowercase: causes the phone to read everything being written as uppercase characters. Ex: hi there. Numeric: causes the phone to try and interpret all inputs as numbers. Ex: The letter I would be displayed as the number 1. The word HI would appear as 551. Symbols: causes the phone to try and interpret all inputs as symbols. Ex: The letter H would be displayed as +). The word Hi would appear as +))0.