Samsung VI-A820 Cell Phone User Manual


 
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Entering Text
Selecting a Character Input Mode
Your Sprint PCS Phone provides convenient ways to enter
words, letters, punctuation, and numbers whenever you are
prompted to enter text (for example, when adding a
Contact entry or when using Sprint PCS Mail and SMS
Text Messaging).
To change the character input mode:
1. When you are prompted to enter text, press to
change the character input mode.
2. Select one of the following options:
T9 (English) to enter characters using predictive T9
Text Input (see page 41).
Alpha to enter characters by tapping the keypad (see
page 42).
Symbol to enter symbols (see page 43).
Number to enter numbers by pressing the numbers
on the keypad (see page 43).
Preset Msg to enter pre-programmed messages (see
page 43).
Recent Msg to select text from a list of recent
messages (see page 43).
Emoticons to enter “emoticons” (see page 43).
Tip:
When entering text, press the * (Shift) key to change letter
capitalization (Abc>ABC > abc).