
Samsung S5229
Introduction
Text input is used in many of the phone functions, such as notes and messages. The following steps require that you're writing text and that the keypad is visible.

Select text input settings
There are a number of different text input settings. The most important settings are described in the following steps.
Choose one of the following options:
Select keypad type, go to 2a.
Select writing language, go to 2b.
Turn predictive text input for phone keypad on or off, go to 2c.
Turn predictive text input for QWERTY keypad on or off, go to 2d.
Choose one of the following options:
Select keypad type, go to 2a.
Select writing language, go to 2b.
Turn predictive text input for phone keypad on or off, go to 2c.
Turn predictive text input for QWERTY keypad on or off, go to 2d.

2a - Select keypad type
Press More.
Keypad is a phone keypad with several letters on each key.
Qwerty keyboard is a keypad with one letter on each key.
Qwerty keyboard is a keypad with one letter on each key.
Press Keyboard type.
Keypad is a phone keypad with several letters on each key.
Qwerty keyboard is a keypad with one letter on each key.
Qwerty keyboard is a keypad with one letter on each key.
Press Keypad or Qwerty keyboard.
Keypad is a phone keypad with several letters on each key.
Qwerty keyboard is a keypad with one letter on each key.
Qwerty keyboard is a keypad with one letter on each key.
2b - Select writing language
Press the language.
The selected language determines which characters are available and the dictionary used for predictive text input and word suggestion.
Press the required language.
The selected language determines which characters are available and the dictionary used for predictive text input and word suggestion.
2c - Turn predictive text input for phone keypad on or off
Press T9 to turn predictive text input on or off.
If you turn on predictive text input, words based on the letters you've keyed in are displayed.
When the circle next to the menu item is marked, the function is turned on.
If you turn on predictive text input, words based on the letters you've keyed in are displayed.
2d - Turn predictive text input for QWERTY keypad on or off
Press More.
If you turn on predictive text input, words based on the letters you've keyed in are displayed.
Press Predictive text on or Predictive text off.
Depending on the current setting, predictive text input is turned on or off.
Depending on the current setting, predictive text input is turned on or off.
If you turn on predictive text input, words based on the letters you've keyed in are displayed.
How to write text
The following steps describe how to use the different keypad types when predictive text input and word suggestion are turned on.
Choose one of the following options:
Use phone keypad, go to 3a.
Use QWERTY keypad, go to 3b.
Choose one of the following options:
Use phone keypad, go to 3a.
Use QWERTY keypad, go to 3b.
Please note that the following steps require that you've selected a keypad type in step 2a.

3a - Use phone keypad
Press once on each letter key to write the required word.
A number of words based on the letters you've keyed in are displayed.
A number of words based on the letters you've keyed in are displayed.
To key in one number:
Press and hold the key with the required number until the number is displayed.
Press and hold the key with the required number until the number is displayed.
To key in more numbers:
Press 123.
Press 123.
Press the required numbers.
Press sym and then abc to return to text input.
To key in symbols:
Press 123.
Press 123.
Press sym.
Press arrow right to see more symbols.
Press the required symbols.
Press abc to return to text input.
3b - Use QWERTY keypad
Press the letter keys to write the required word.
A number of words based on the letters you've keyed in are displayed.
A number of words based on the letters you've keyed in are displayed.
To key in more numbers:
Press 123 Sym.
Press 123 Sym.
Press the required numbers.
Press abc to return to text input.
To key in symbols:
Press 123 Sym.
Press 123 Sym.
Press 1/3 to see more symbols.
Press the required symbols.
Press abc to return to text input.