Samsung ATT_SGH_i717_UM_English_MR_UCMD3_WC_041613_F3 Cell Phone User Manual


 
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Changing the Text Input Mode - Keypad
There are two main keypad layout keys that will change the
on-screen keys within the QWERTY keypad.
The available Text Input modes are:
Sym
and
Abc
.
Note:
When in
ABC
mode, the
Sym
button will appear. When in
Sym
mode, the
ABC
button will appear.
Using ABC Mode
1. If desired, rotate your phone counterclockwise to a
Landscape orientation.
2. When you tap the
Enter message
field, the following
screen displays:
3. Tap the desired alphabetic characters.
4. The screen initially opens in ABC mode. After typing the
first letter, the shift key ( ) will change to
and following letters will be lowercase.
5. Tap to input another upper-case letter or tap
twice to switch to ABC mode. The shift key will
change to in ABC mode. All following letters
will be uppercase until you tap the shift key again.
Using Symbol Mode
Use Symbol Mode to add symbols, special characters, and
emoticons.
1. Rotate your phone counterclockwise to a Landscape
orientation.
Symbol Mode
: activates the symbol, special
characters, and emoticon keys.
ABC Mode
: activates the default alphabet keys.
Can also be set to
Abc
or
abc
by using the shift
(
) key.
Sym
ABC