Samsung SPH-A700BSS User Manual (user Manual) (ver.d4) (English) - Page 38

Entering Text Selecting a Character Input Mode Your Sprint PCS Vision Phone provides convenient ways to enter words, letters, punctuation, symbols, and numbers whenever you are prompted to enter text (for example, when adding a Contact entry or when sending Sprint PCS Mail and SMS Text Messages). To change the character input mode: 1. When you are prompted to enter text, press . 2. Select a character input mode: Ⅲ T9 (English) to enter characters using predictive T9 Text Input (see page 30). Ⅲ Alpha to enter characters by tapping the keypad (see page 31). Ⅲ Symbol to enter symbols (see page 32). Ⅲ Number to enter numbers (see page 32). Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input T9 Text Input lets you enter text in your Sprint PCS Vision Phone by pressing keys just once per letter. (To select the T9 (English) mode when entering text, see "Selecting a Character Input Mode" above.) T9 Text Input analyzes the letters you enter using an intuitive word database and creates a suitable word. (The word may change as you type.) If the word you want does not display after you have entered all the letters, press to scroll through additional word selections. To accept a word and insert a space, press . If you make a mistake, press to erase a single character. Press and hold to delete an entire entry. To enter text using T9: 1. From the text entry screen (for example, a new event in scheduler), press and select T9 (English). 2. Use your keypad to enter the new event. (For example, to enter "Meeting", press once, twice, once, once, once, and once.) Section 2A: Your PCS Vision Phone - The Basics 30