Samsung SCHU450 Cell Phone User Manual


 
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Tip:
Using the QWERTY keypad, also use 123 mode to enter symbols into your
message simply by pressing the keys labeled with the symbols you want.
Symbols
— Using the phone keypad, enter a symbol into your
message by pressing the number above the symbol in the
SYMBOLS
pop-up window.
The current text entry mode (T9 Word, Abc, ABC, 123, or
Symbols) is indicated in the lower part of a text entry screen. To
change the text entry mode, do the following:
1. While composing a text message, press the Left soft key.
The following options appear in the display:
•T9Word
•Abc
ABC
•123
•Symbols
2. Select the desired text entry mode.
Using T9
®
Mode
T9 Word recognizes commonly used words for the numeric or
alphabetic (QWERTY) sequence of key presses and inserts the
word into your message.
When used with the phone keypad, T9 Word is much faster than
the traditional method of text entry (Abc) since it requires only
one key press per letter of the word that you’re spelling.
While composing a text message, press the Left soft key.
Use the Up and Down navigation keys to highlight T9Word,
then press .
For practice, enter the word “Samsung” by pressing each of the
following keys only once:
T9 Word recognizes that the most commonly used word(s) for the
numeric sequence you just entered is “Samsung.” If more than one
word shares the same numeric sequence, T9 Word provides the most
commonly used word(s). Alternate words, if available, pop-up in the
display. Select the desired word in the pop-up list.
Note:
To enter a space, press . To enter a period, press . These key
functions apply to both T9 Word and Abc modes. For other symbols,
see “Entering Symbols” on page 44.
When used with the QWERTY keypad, T9 Word provides a “look
ahead” function, listing likely words for the letters you enter.
Example:
When you enter , two of the options that pop-
up are “Warrior” and “Warrants”.
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