User's Manual

Text and number entry 17
3. Text and number entry
Input method
Your mobile phone supports several input
methods, which include:
*During text editing, you can press
* to switch
input mode; the status bar on the screen will
display your current input mode.
represents Simplified Chinese Pinyin input mode;
represents Simplified Chinese stroke input
mode; represents Traditional Chinese stroke
input mode; 『en』 represents T9 English input
mode; ϒ≡ abcϒ≈ represents English alphabets input
mode; 『123』represents numeric input mode. In
addition, you can press
# to input punctuations.
The text editor remembers the last input method
you have used before you exit the editing screen.
When you access the editor again, it will
automatically select the last input method you have
used.
Entering texts and numbers
You can input text in the editor using: T9 English
input, English alphabets, Pinyin, Simplified Chinese
Stroke or Traditional Chinese Stroke. In addition,
there are two input methods for you to enter
numbers and punctuations. The icon displayed on
the screen shows the current input method. You
can press
* to switch from one mode to another.
Long press to activate or deactivate T9. Short press
• T9 Pinyin: Enter chinese characters with T9
Pinyin;
• T9 Stroke: Enter Chinese characters with
T9 wubi and stroke components;
• T9 Traditional Chinese stroke: Enter
Traditional Chinese characters with Wubi
or stroke components;
• T9 English (T9eng/T9Eng): Enter English
text using T9 English;
• Multi-Tap (abc/Abc/ABC): Press the keys
that are marked with the corresponding
letter you wish to enter. Press once to get
the first letter on the key, press twice
quickly to get the second letter and so on
until the letter you want is displayed on the
screen.
• 123: Enter numbers
This phone supports T9 Simplified Chinese
association input method as well.