User guide

Phone Basics
Section 2A. Phone Basics 27
Entering Text
Selecting a Text Input Mode
Your phone provides convenient ways to enter letters,
numbers, and symbols whenever you are prompted to enter
text (for example, when adding a Contacts entry or when using
email and text messaging).
1. From a screen where you can enter text, press Options
(right softkey) to change the text input mode.
2. Select one of the following options:
䡲 T9(English) to enter text using a predictive text system
that reduces the number of keypresses required while
entering a word. (See page 28.)
䡲 Alpha to cycle through the alpha characters associated
with the letters on the keypad. (See page 28.)
䡲 Symbol to enter symbols. (See page 29.)
䡲 Number to enter numbers by pressing the numbers on
the keypad. (See page 29.)
䡲 Preset Msg to enter preprogrammed messages.
(See page 29.)
䡲 Recent Msg to enter a message from a list of previous
messages (see page 29).
䡲 Emoticons to enter “emoticons.” (see page 29.)
䡲 Text Options to configure these options: Auto-Capital,
Used Word Dic., Display Cand., Prediction Start,
Dual Language, and Insert Space (see page 30).
Tip
When entering text, press the * (Shift) key to change
letter capitalization (abc > Abc > ABC).
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