Samsung Contour 2 Manual Do Utilizador

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Section 4: Entering Text

This section outlines how to enter text using the phone 
keypad. This section also describes how to use the T9 
predictive text entry feature to reduce the number of key 
strokes needed to enter text. 

Text Entry Modes

In any text entry screen or field, the current text entry mode 
(T9word, T9Word, T9WORD, abc, Abc, ABC, 123, Symbols, 
or Emoticons) is shown in the lower left of the display. To 
change the text entry mode:

  Press the Left soft key to scroll through available text 

entry modes.

• T9  Word: Press each phone key only once to enter the letter of 

the word that you’re spelling. The phone recognizes common 

words from the keys pressed.

• Abc: Enter letters, numbers, and symbols by repeatedly 

pressing each phone key until the desired character (as shown 

on the key) appears in the display. 

• 123: Enter numbers by pressing the corresponding keypad 

keys. 

• Symbols: Using the phone keypad, enter a symbol into your 

message by pressing the number next to the symbol in the 

Symbols pop-up window. 

• Emoticons: Using the phone keypad, enter an Emoticon 

(Smiley) into your message by pressing the number next to the 

Emoticon in the Symbols pop-up window.