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Text Entry
You can enter letters, numbers, and symbols in
contacts, text messages, and your banner.
Text Entry Modes
The current text entry mode (and capitalization
setting, when applicable) are indicated by icons.
The text entry screen has the following features:
Characters remaining
1.
that you can type.
Allowed length of
messages can vary
depending on your
service.
Text entry fields.
2.
Current capitalization setting.
3.
Current text entry mode.
4.
There are five text entry modes:
Case Change
Numbers Only
Normal Alpha
Rapid Entry
Add Symbol
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Note: The mode you start in depends on the task
you are doing. For example, when entering a
phone number, you're in Numbers Only mode.
When entering a name for a contact, you're in
Normal Alpha mode.
Enter Numbers
To enter a number while in Numbers Only
•
mode, press a number key once.
To enter a number while in Normal Alpha or
•
Rapid Entry mode, press and hold a number
key until the number appears on the screen.
Enter Words Letter by Letter
Press a key once for the first letter, twice for
1.
the second letter, and so on. If your phone is
set to Spanish, French, or Portuguese,
accented letters are available.
Wait for the cursor to move right and enter
2.
the next letter.
Note: To enter a space, press
key.
# Space
Text Entry Modes