Entering Text; Keypad Input; Text Input Mode; Changing Text Mode - Alcatel 2017B Manual

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Entering Text

This section describes how to choose your preferred text input mode when enter-
ing characters.
5.1

Keypad Input



 key:
Press: Insert smart punctuation.
Press and hold: Insert 1. Navigation keys
Left/Right: Previous/next letter/word.
Up/Down: Page up/down.
 Keypad:
Press: Alphabetic input (a, b, c).
Press and hold: Numeric input (1, 2, 3).
key:

Input "0" in numeric mode.
key:

Change input methods.
5.2

Text Input Mode

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

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Text mode allows you to choose between T9Word, Abc, or Numeric modes.
• T9Word: Enter text using a predictive text system that reduces the number of
key presses required while entering a word
• Abc: Allows you to enter alphabetic characters by pressing the key labeled with
the corresponding letter.
• 123: Allows you to enter numbers.
5.3

Changing Text Mode

a When you are in a text entry field, press OPTIONS > Text Mode to change
text input mode.
b Choose from the following options: T9Word, Abc, 123, Symbols, Smileys, Text
Settings.
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