Text Input Mode; Changing Text Mode; Messaging; Types Of Messages - Alcatel AT&T 871A User Manual

Text Input Mode

Text mode allows you to choose between
Smart ABC, ABC, or Numeric modes.
• Smart ABC Mode:
words with fewer keystrokes. Smart ABC
Mode automatically compares the series
of keystrokes you make with its preset
linguistic dictionary and selects the most
likely word you are writing, to help save
time.
• ABC Mode: Allows you to enter alphabetic
characters by pressing the key labeled with
the corresponding letter.
• Numeric Mode: Allows you to enter
numbers.

Changing Text Mode

1. When you are in a text entry field, press
Options > Input Mode to change text input
mode.
2. Choose from the following options: Smart
ABC, Smart abc, Smart Abc, ABC, abc, Abc
or Add numbers.
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Allows you to enter
6.

Messaging

You can create, edit and receive SMS and
MMS messages.
The MMS function can only be used if
the service is provided by your opera-
tor, if your contract includes an MMS
option.

Types of Messages

Your phone provides the following message
types:
• Text Message
• Multimedia Message
• Service Message
The Short Message Service (SMS) allows you
to send and receive text messages to and from
other mobile phones.
To use this feature, you may need to sub-
scribe to your service provider's message
service.
The Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)
allows you to send and receive multimedia
messages (such as picture messages) to and
from other mobile phones.
To use this feature, you may need to sub-
scribe to your service provider's multimedia
message service.