Samsung SGH-A817 User Manual (user Manual) (ver.f7) (English) - Page 54

Example: Both the words "Of" and "Me" use the 6 and 3 keys. The phone displays the most commonly used choice first. 4. Press Space to insert a space and start the next word. To enter a word in T9 mode while in Landscape Mode: 1. Begin typing a word by pressing the A through Z keys. Touch a key for each letter. 2. The word that you are typing displays on the screen. A list of word options displays and includes a number indicating the number of words available. The word and list of words may change as you type it. Touch to see list. Number of words in list. Scroll up and down, and touch the correct word. 3. Scroll up and down in the word options box to select the desired word. 4. If these choices do not include the word you want to use, add a new word into the T9 dictionary. 50 To add a new word into the T9 dictionary: 1. If the word does not display in the alternate choices, touch the pull-down menu (Landscape Mode), scroll to the end of the list, and select Add word. 2. Enter the word you want to add using Abc mode. For more information, refer to "Changing the Text Input Mode" on page 48. 3. Touch OK to accept the newly added word. The word is added to the T9 dictionary and becomes a word for the associated key press series. Note: The Add word feature may not be available for some languages. To enter periods, hyphens, and other special characters while in Portrait Mode: 1. Touch T9Ab ➔ Symbols and then touch the corresponding key. If the symbol does not display on the initial screen, touch the left or right key to display the next set of symbols. 2. Touch SYM ➔ T9 Abc to return to the T9Abc input mode.