User manual

Section 1B: Your Phone: The Basics 29
Phone Basics
Entering Text
Selecting a Character Input Mode
Your phone provides convenient ways to enter words, letters,
punctuation, and numbers whenever you are prompted to
enter text (for example, when adding a Contacts entry or
when using SMS Text Messaging).
To change the character input mode:
1. When you display a screen where you can enter text,
press Options (right softkey) to change the character
input mode.
2. Select one of the following options:
䡲 Word English to enter text using a predictive text
entering system that reduces the keys that need to
be pressed while entering a word (see page 30).
䡲 Multi-Tap to cycle through the alpha characters
associated with the letters on the keypad (see
page 31).
䡲 Numbers to enter numbers by pressing the numbers
on the keypad (see page 32).
䡲 Symbols to enter symbols (see page 32).
䡲 Word Spanish to enter Spanish text using predictive
text like Word English (see page 30).
Tip:
When entering text, press * to change letter capitalization.
An additional option (Insert Preset Msg) is available when
using messaging. See “Using Preset Messages” on page 154.