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Input Methods
All Smartphone devices with keypads support text entry from the keypad buttons. There
are three standard modes for keypad text entry on Smartphone 2003: numeric, T9, and
multi-press.
Switching Modes
Each text field can have a default mode, depending on the expected content. For
example, phone number fields are in numeric mode by default, and e-mail addresses
are in multi-press mode. If the user changes modes in a text field, moves away from the
field, and then returns to it, the mode reverts to the default mode for that field.
For text fields that do not have a default mode, the mode is whatever the user used last
in a field without a default mode—T9 or multi-press mode. This does not default to
numeric mode. The very first time the user moves into a text field on the device, it
defaults to T9.
Special Keys
The following keys perform special functions for text input.
The "*" Key
Switching modes between T9, multi-press, and numeric is done by pressing and holding
the * key. Pressing and holding the * key continues to cycle through each mode. The
user should not have to press and hold twice to get from T9 mode to another mode.
The "#" Key
In each mode, pressing and holding the # key allows the user to access a screen of
symbols. The user navigates left, right, up, or down to get to the symbol of choice and
presses the Action button or the Done soft key. The user is then returned to the active
text field, with the symbol entered and the insertion point on the next character.
The "0" Key
In T9 mode, you can see the next recommended word by pressing 0 key.
Action (OK)
The user enters a carriage return in multi-line fields by pressing the Action button.
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