Samsung SPH-a740 manual Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input, Phone Basics

enter text (for example, when adding a Contacts entry or when sending text messages).

To change the character input mode:

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

Press the right softkey for Options.

2.Select a character input mode:

•T9 (English) to enter characters using predictive

T9 Text Input (see page 24).

•Alpha to enter characters by tapping the keypad (see page 25).

•Symbol to enter symbols (see page 26).

•Number to enter numbers (see page 26).

Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input

T9 Text Input lets you enter text in your phone by pressing keys just once per letter. (To select the T9 (English) mode when entering text, see “Selecting a Character Input Mode” above.)

T9 Text Input analyzes the letters you enter using an intuitive word database and creates a suitable word. (The word may change as you type.) If the word you want does not display after you have entered all

the letters, press to scroll through additional word selections.

To accept a word and insert a space, press .

If you make a mistake, press to erase a single character.

Press and hold to delete an entire entry. To enter text using T9:

1.From the text entry screen (for example, a new event in

scheduler), press the right softkey for Options and select T9 (English).

2.Use your keypad to enter the new event. (For example, to

enter “Meeting”, press once, twice, once,

once, once, and once.)

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