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E E n n t t e e r r i i n n g g T T e e x x t t
Changing the Text Input Mode
When you are in a field that allows characters entry, you
should notice the text input mode indicator on the
display.
Example: Entering a name for a Phonebook entry
To change to another text input mode:
1. Press the Options soft key.
2. Scroll to the mode by pressing the
3. To select the highlighted mode, press the Select soft
key. If you want to exit the menu without changing to
a new mode, press the CLR key.
The selected text input mode indicator appears on the
display.
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Text input mode
indicator
or
key.
Using the T9 (English) Mode
To type a word, press keys corresponding to the letters
you need. Remember the following as you are typing:
1. Press alphanumeric keys on the keypad just once per
letter. For example, to enter "Hello", press the 4, 3,
5, 5 and 6 keys.
The word you are typing appears on the display. It may
change with each key press.
2. Type to the end of the word before editing or deleting
any keystrokes.
3. Put a space between words by pressing the
If the word that appears on the display is not the
word that you desire, press 0 key one or more times
to display alternative word choices for the keys you
have typed. For example, both "of" and "me" have
the sequence of the 6 key and 3 key. The phone
displays the most commonly used choice first.
4. Continue entering the next word.
Smart Punctuation
Periods, hyphens, and apostrophes are available by
pressing the 1 key. The T9 mode applies rules of grammar
to insert the correct punctuation. Notice that the 1 key is
used twice in this example to display two punctuation
marks:
L
e
t
'
s
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