Samsung SPH-A790, User Manual

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Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone - The Basics 32
Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad
To enter characters by tapping the keypad, select the Alpha mode
(see “Selecting a Character Input Mode” on page 31). Press the
corresponding key repeatedly until the desired character appears.
By default, the first letter of the first word is capitalized and
following letters are lowercase.
To enter text using Alpha:
1.
From a text entry screen (for example, a contact entry), press
the right
and select
Alpha
.
2.
Use your keypad to enter the contact's name. (For example, to
enter "Bill," press
twice, three times, three
times, press to advace the cursor or wait for it to
advance automatically, and press three times.)
Characters scroll in the following order:
. , @ 1 ? ! * # /
A B C 2
D E F 3
G H I 4
J K L 5
M N O 6
P Q R S 7
T U V 8
W X Y Z 9
0
Space
Shift
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.