Samsung SGH-A877 Cell Phone User Manual


 
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Changing the Text Input Mode - Keyboard
There are three main keyboard layout keys that will change the
onscreen keys within the QWERTY keyboard.
The available Text Input modes are:
T9
,
1@
,
Emo
, and
Abc
. Refer
to the Text Input mode in the upper right hand corner to identify
which mode you are currently in.
1. Touch an onscreen Text Input mode button.
2. Touch a corresponding key to enter the associated
character within the text field.
3. Touch either or to cycle through additional
keys. This is only available within 123Sym and Emo
options.
4. Touch to complete the message and return to the
previous screen.
Using T9 Mode
1. Rotate your phone to a Landscape orientation.
Note:
The T9 option is available only when Abc mode has been selected.
2. Touch the Text Input Mode button at the bottom of the
screen and touch .
T9
: activates the T9 mode in either
abc
(all lower
case) or
T9Eab
(where the keys default to lowercase
until the Shift key is touched [activated]). This is
achieved by repeatedly pressing the button to toggle
the current state.
Symbol-Numeric
: activates the number and symbol
keys.
Emoticons
: activates the emoticon keys.
Abc
: activates the default alphabet keys.
This function works in conjunction with the T9
feature.