Samsung VERIZON SCHU460 Manual

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62Entering Text using Abc ModeAbc mode is standard text entry mode for mobile telephones, andis the default text entry mode when using the external keypad. To switch to Abc mode, press the Left Soft KeyEntry Mode ➔ Abc.While entering text:• Press the appropriate key once for the first letter on the key, twice forthe second letter, three times for the third letter, and four times for thefourth letter.• When the first letter displays, pause briefly to advance to the nextletter, or press another key.• Press to backspace to clear one character. Press and hold to clearan entire word.• Use these keys to enter special characters:– Press to switch between Abc (initial case), abc (lower case) andABC (upper case).– Press to enter a space.– Press once to enter a period, twice for an ampersand “@”, threetimes for a question mark “?”, and four times for an exclamation mark“!”.Entering NumbersUse 123 mode to enter numbers into a text field. To switch to 123 mode, press the Left Soft KeyEntry Mode ➔ 123.While entering numbers:• Press the appropriate key for each number.• Press to backspace to clear one number. Press and hold to clearmultiple numbers in a string.Entering SymbolsUse Symbols mode to enter common symbols into a text field.1. To switch to Symbols mode, press the Left Soft KeyEntry Mode ➔ Symbols.The first of 3 SYMBOLS pages displays.2. Use the Directional Key to scroll through the symbolson a SYMBOLS page to highlight a symbol, then press theCenter Select Key OK to insert it. Press the Left SoftKey Prev to move to the previous page. Press theRight Soft Key Next to move to the next page.Tip: You can also press the key for the number corresponding to a symbol.u460.book Page 62 Tuesday, June 8, 2010 5:09 PM