Samsung SGH-T139 User Manual

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Entering Text 23Section 5: Entering TextThis section outlines how to select the desired text input modewhen entering characters into your phone. This section alsodescribes how to use the T9 predictive text system to reduce thenumber of key strokes associated with entering text.Changing the Text Input ModeWhen using your phone, you often need to enter text, such aswhen storing a name in your Phonebook, creating your personalgreeting or scheduling events on your calendar. You can enteralphanumeric characters by using your phone’s keypad.Your phone has the following text input modes:• T9: this mode allows you to enter words with only one keystroke perletter. Each key on the keypad has more than one letter; for example,pressing can enter J, K, or L. However, the T9 modeautomatically compares the series of keystrokes you make with aninternal linguistic dictionary to determine the most likely word, thusrequiring far fewer keystrokes than the traditional ABC mode.• ABC mode: this mode allows you to enter letters by pressing the keylabeled with the letter you want.• Number: this mode allows you to enter numbers.• Symbol: this mode allows you to enter symbols, such as punctuationmarks.When you are in a field that allows characters to be entered, thetext input mode indicator displays on the bottom right of thescreen.Example: Writing a text message.1. To change the text input mode, press the Right soft key.2. Scroll to the mode you prefer and press the Select soft keyor . The text input mode indicator displays in thelower right corner of your display.Create