Samsung SGH-S425G User Manual Ver.udlb5_f4 (English(north America)) - Page 39

Changing the Text Input Mode

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Changing the Text Input Mode The available Text Input modes are: T9 Predictive Text, Fn (123 numeric), Abc, and Symbols (Sym). Refer to the Text Input mode in the upper right corner of the screen to identify the mode. • T9 Predictive Text: allows your keystrokes to be interpreted, according to a built-in dictionary in the phone, to determine the likely word. • Abc: activates the default alphabet keys. • Fn (123): activates the number keys. • Sym: displays the symbols table. Using Abc Mode To change the Text Input mode, follow these steps: 1. In Landscape mode, press once, twice, or three times to change the text input mode to Abc, ABC, or abc. Your phone default is Abc mode. 2. In Portrait mode, press once, twice, three, or four times to change the text input mode to Abc, ABC, 123, or abc. 3. Enter the desired text. For more information on sending messages, see "Creating and Sending Messages" on page 39. Using Fn (numeric) Mode 1. In Landscape mode, press the enter just one number. key once and press a number key to Press the key twice to set the function lock and press as many number keys as required. Press the mode. key a third time to remove the function lock and display Abc Entering Text 35

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Changing the Text Input Mode
The available Text Input modes are:
T9 Predictive Text, Fn
(
123
numeric),
Abc
,
and
Symbols (Sym)
.
Refer to the Text Input mode in the upper right corner of the screen to identify the
mode.
T9 Predictive Text
: allows your keystrokes to be interpreted, according to a built-in
dictionary in the phone, to determine the likely word.
Abc
: activates the default alphabet keys.
Fn (123)
: activates the number keys.
Sym
: displays the symbols table.
Using Abc Mode
To change the Text Input mode, follow these steps:
1.
In Landscape mode, press
once, twice, or three times to change the
text input mode to Abc, ABC, or abc. Your phone default is Abc mode.
2.
In Portrait mode, press
once, twice, three, or four times to change the
text input mode to Abc, ABC, 123, or abc.
3.
Enter the desired text. For more information on sending messages, see
“Creating and Sending Messages”
on page 39.
Using Fn (numeric) Mode
1.
In Landscape mode, press the
key once and press a number key to
enter just one number.
Press the
key twice to set the function lock and press as many number
keys as required.
Press the
key a third time to remove the function lock and display Abc
mode.