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Section 5: Entering Text
This section outlines how to select the desired text input mode when entering characters into your phone. It also
describes how to use the T9 predictive text system to reduce the number of key strokes associated with entering text.
Changing the Text Input Mode
When using your phone, you often need to enter text, such as when storing a name in Contacts, creating your
personal greeting or scheduling events on your calendar. You can enter alphanumeric characters by using your
phone's keypad.
Your phone has the following text input modes:
T9 (English): this mode allows you to enter words with only one keystroke per letter. Each key on the keypad has more than one
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letter; for example, pressing
you make with an internal linguistic dictionary to determine the most likely word, thus requiring far fewer keystrokes than the
traditional ABC mode. When in T9 mode, the available selection includes: T9Ab (initial capital on the first word in a sentence),
T9AB (all upper case),T9ab (all lower case), or 123 (number entry).
ABC mode: this mode allows you to enter letters by pressing the key labeled with the letter you want one or more times. When in
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ABC mode, the available selection includes: Abc (initial capital on the first word in a sentence), ABC (all upper case), abc (all lower
case), or 123 (number entry).
Number: this mode allows you to enter numbers.
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Symbol: this mode allows you to enter symbols, such as punctuation marks.
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When you are in a field that allows characters to be entered, the text input mode indicator displays at the bottom right
of the screen.
Example: Writing a text message.
can enter J, K, or L. However, the T9 mode automatically compares the series of keystrokes
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