Samsung A580, User Manual

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Section 2A: Your Phone: The Basics 41
Ph
one Bas
ics
Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad
To enter characters by tapping the keypad:
1.
Select the Alpha mode. (See “Selecting a Character Input
Mode” on page 39.)
2.
Press the corresponding keys repeatedly until the
desired letter appears. (For example, to enter the word
“Bill,” press
twice, three times, three
times, and three times again.) (If you make a
mistake, press to erase a single character. Press
and hold to delete an entire entry
.)
By default, the first letter of an entry is capitalized and the
following letters are lowercased. After a character is entered,
the cursor automatically advances to the next space after two
seconds or when you enter a character on a different key.
Characters scroll in the following order:
. ,@ 1 ?! * # / T U V 8
A B C 2 W X Y Z 9
D E F 3 0
G H I 4 Space
J K L 5 Shift
M N O 6
P Q R S 7