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Entering Text
Selecting a Character Input Mode
Your phone provides convenient ways to enter words, letters, punctuation,
and numbers whenever you are prompted to enter text (for example, when
adding a Contacts entry or when using SMS Text Messaging).
Tip:
If the character modes do not appear after pressing the right softkey, try
entering a single character in the entry field and then pressing the right
softkey again.
To change the character input mode:
1.
When you display a screen where you can enter text, press Options
(
2.
Select one of the following options:
40
Section 2A: Your Phone: The Basics
) to change the character input mode.
T9(English) to enter text using a predictive text entering
system that reduces the number of keys that need to be
pressed while entering a word
(see page 41). This mode allows you to enter words with only
one keystroke per letter.
Alpha to cycle through the alpha characters associated with
the letters on the keypad
(see page 42).
Symbol to enter symbols such as punctuation marks (see page
45).
Number to enter numbers by pressing the numbers on the
keypad (see page 45).
Preset Msg to enter preprogrammed messages (see page 45).
Recent Msg to enter a message from a list of previous
messages.
Emoticons to enter "emoticons" (see page 45).
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