43Tip: Using the QWERTY keypad, also use 123 mode to enter symbols into yourmessage simply by pressing the keys labeled with the symbols you want.• Symbols — Using the phone keypad, enter a symbol into yourmessage by pressing the number above the symbol in the SYMBOLSpop-up window.The current text entry mode (T9 Word, Abc, ABC, 123, orSymbols) is indicated in the lower part of a text entry screen. Tochange the text entry mode, do the following:1. While composing a text message, press the Left soft key.The following options appear in the display:• T9Word• Abc• ABC• 123• Symbols2. Select the desired text entry mode.Using T9 ® ModeT9 Word recognizes commonly used words for the numeric oralphabetic (QWERTY) sequence of key presses and inserts theword into your message.When used with the phone keypad, T9 Word is much faster thanthe traditional method of text entry (Abc) since it requires onlyone key press per letter of the word that you’re spelling. While composing a text message, press the Left soft key.Use the Up and Down navigation keys to highlight T9Word,then press .• For practice, enter the word “Samsung” by pressing each of thefollowing keys only once:T9 Word recognizes that the most commonly used word(s) for thenumeric sequence you just entered is “Samsung.” If more than oneword shares the same numeric sequence, T9 Word provides the mostcommonly used word(s). Alternate words, if available, pop-up in thedisplay. Select the desired word in the pop-up list.Note: To enter a space, press . To enter a period, press . These keyfunctions apply to both T9 Word and Abc modes. For other symbols,see “Entering Symbols” on page 44.When used with the QWERTY keypad, T9 Word provides a “lookahead” function, listing likely words for the letters you enter.Example: When you enter , two of the options that pop-up are “Warrior” and “Warrants”.S A M S U N G