Samsung SGH-a117 Series User Manual

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When you are in a field that allows characters to be entered, you will notice the text 
input mode indicator on the display.

To change the text input mode, press the 

 key. 

Choose from the following options:

: ABC mode (short press the 

 key to change the text case

            between the ABC, Abc, and abc mode)

: Numeric mode (press and hold the 

 key to change to number

            mode.)

: T9 mode (press the 

 key to change to the case for T9 mode)

Note: Press and hold the 

 key to access the Symbol mode. Press the number key corresponding to the 

symbol you want to enter. Use the Up and Down navigation keys to scroll through the available 
symbols. Press the Back soft key to exit. 

Using T9 Mode

T9 Predictive Text input mode is based on a built-in dictionary. 

In T9 mode, begin entering a word by pressing the 2 to 9 keys. Press each 

key only once for each letter. The built-in dictionary lists words that match 
the keystrokes you have entered. 

Example: To enter “Hello”, press

,  

,  

,  

,  

The word that you are typing appears in the display. It may change with 
each key that you press.

Enter the whole word before editing or deleting the keystrokes.

When the word displays correctly, continue to step 4.