Basic Character Entry Procedures - NTT docomo Foma D900i Manual

Basic Character Entry Procedures

The FOMA terminal provides various functions related to text entry such as saving
data in Phonebook or composing mail. To facilitate these activities, convenient
functions are available for entering characters, such as entering common phrases and
copying and pasting text.
• Character entry procedure varies by the input method.
Input methods
5-press Method
(Default setting)
2-press Method (see p.251)
*In January 2001, DoCoMo's pager (Pocket Bell) was renamed "QUICKCAST".
Switching entry modes (5-press Method)
Each time (文字) is pressed, the entry mode changes as follows:
Kanji mode (double-
byte) (see p.234)
• Entry modes available vary by the function to be used or the entry.
Type of characters and entry mode (5-press Method)
Character type
Single-byte Katakana ｱｲｳｴｵ
Alphabetics abcABC
Numerics
12345
Symbols
Emoticons
Hiragana あいうえお
Kanji
亜唖娃阿以
Katakana
アイウエオ
Alphabetics ａｂｃＡＢＣ
Numerics
１２３４５
Symbols
Pictographs
Note1: You can use both single-byte and double-byte characters and spaces. Two single-byte characters are
counted as one double-byte character. (However, characters are counted regardless of whether single-
byte or double-byte characters are used when entering a text body of Short Message (SMS).)
Note2: The JIS Level 1 Kanji characters (2965 characters) and the Level 2 Kanji characters (3390 characters)
are available.
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Multiple characters are assigned to each key. The character switches as a key is pressed.
For example, to enter "E", press
Press two numeric keys to enter each character just like sending text to a pager*.
For example, to enter "E", press
Kana mode (single-
byte) (see p.239)
Example
Enter in the Kana mode
•
Enter in the alphabetic mode
•
Enter a reading of alphabetic characters such as "えー" in the
•
Kanji mode and convert
Enter in the numeric or alphabetic mode
•
Enter in the alphabetic mode
•
Select in the special mode
•
Press twice in the character entry screen
•
Enter " かおもじ " in the Kanji mode and convert
•
Enter in the Kanji mode
•
Enter Hiragana in the Kanji mode and convert
•
Enter single-byte alphabetic or numeric characters in the
•
alphabetic mode and convert to double-byte characters
Switch to "全角入力" in the alphabetic mode and enter
•
Enter "えいじ" or "すうじ" in the Kanji mode and convert
•
Enter symbols in the alphabetic mode and convert to
•
double-byte characters
Select in the special mode
•
Enter " きごう " in the Kanji mode and convert
•
Press
•
Select in the special mode
•
Enter "えもじ" or "えもじに" in the Kanji mode and convert
•
Description
5 times in the alphabetic mode.
and
Alphabetic mode (single-
byte/double-byte) (see p.232)
Entry mode
in the character entry screen
.
Numeric mode (single-
byte) (see p.232)
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p.239
p.232
p.232
p.239
p. 241
p. 237
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