User Guide

32 2A. Phone Basics
ABC Input Mode
When ABC input mode is enabled, abc, Abc, or ABC
(depending on capitalization setting) is displayed at the
lower right corner of the screen.
By default, the first letter of a sentence is capitalized
and the following letters are lowercased. To switch
between lowercase and uppercase, press the key.
To switch to ABC mode from Predictive mode:
䊳 From a text entry screen, press and hold
TEXT MODE... (right softkey).
– or –
䊳 From the message entry screen, press OPTIONS
(right softkey)
> Text Mode > Predictive Text > Off.
To enter a word using ABC mode:
䊳 While you are in ABC mode, enter the word by
pressing the corresponding alphabet keys. (If
you’re using the external keypad, you may need to
press repeatedly until the correct letter appears.)
Capitalization Options
The initial letters of words can be either uppercase or
lowercase depending on the capitalization setting or
you can make all the letters in a word uppercase. The
lower right corner of the screen shows the shift mode
you are currently using.
䊳 From a text entry screen, press repeatedly to
cycle through following options:
䡲 abc (Unshifted) to make all letters in a word
lowercase.
䡲 Abc (One-character-shifted) to capitalize only the
first letter of a word.
䡲 ABC (Caps Lock) to make all letters in a word
uppercase.
Tip
If you change the letter capitalization in Predictive
Text input mode, the indicator will change to
predictive > Predictive > PREDICTIVE..