Samsung 4180 Cell Phone User Manual


 
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Changing the Text Input Mode
When you are in a field that holds characters (such as in a text
message), the text input mode indicator displays. Use the
following steps to change the text input mode:
1. To change the text input mode, press the key.
– or –
If you prefer the T9 Input Method, press the Options soft
key and select Text Mode. Choose your preferred text input
mode.
2. After you have selected an input method, keep pressing the
key to choose from the following options:
If in Multitap mode: Quick press the key to toggle
abc (all lowercase), Abc (initial capitalization), ABC (all
uppercase), and 123 (numeric).
If in T9 Predictive Text mode: Quick press the key to
toggle T9 abc (completed words are all lowercase), T9 Abc
(completed words are initial uppercase),T9 ABC (completed
words are all uppercase), and 123 (numeric).
If in Numeric mode: Quick press the key to toggle
from 123 back to your message in the original text entry
mode.
If in Symbols mode: Press the
OK
soft key to return to your
message in the original text entry mode.
Note:
Press and hold the key to access Symbols mode. Press the
number key corresponding to the symbol you want to enter. Use the Up
and Down Navigation keys to scroll through the available symbols.
Press the
Cancel
soft key to exit.
Using the T9 Predictive Text Input Method
T9 Predictive Text input method is based on a built-in dictionary. A
series of keystrokes is interpreted by the phone using this
dictionary to determine the likely word.
Enter a Word in T9 Mode
1. In T9 method, begin entering a word by pressing the 2 to 9
keys. Press each key only once for each letter. The built-in
dictionary lists words that match the entered keystrokes.
2. Example: To enter “Hello”, press
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