Samsung M520 Entering Text, Selecting a Character Input Mode, To change the character input mode

Entering Text

Selecting a Character Input Mode

Your phone provides convenient ways to enter words, letters, punctuation, and numbers whenever you are prompted to enter text (for example, when adding a Contacts entry or when using email and SMS Text Messaging).

To change the character input mode:

1.When you display a screen where you can enter text, press Options

() to change the character input mode.

2.Select one of the following options:

■T9(English) to enter text using a predictive text entering system that reduces the number of keys that need to be pressed while entering a word

(see page 46).

■Alpha to cycle through the alpha characters associated with the letters on the keypad

(see page 47).

■Symbol to enter symbols (see page 49).

■Number to enter numbers by pressing the numbers on the keypad (see page 49).

■Preset Msg to enter preprogrammed messages (see page 49).

■Recent Msg to enter a message from a list of previous messages (see page 49).

■Emoticons to enter “smileys” (see page 49).

■Text Options to configure these options:

Auto-Capital, Used word Dic., Display Cand., Prediction Start, Dual Language, and Insert Space (see page 50).

Tip:	When entering text, press the * (Shift) key to change letter capitalization
	(abc > Abc > ABC) used on the current character.

Phone Basics

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