User's Manual

58 Basic Operations
Character Input
Character Input Modes
Your phone has four character input modes. Use these modes when saving new entries
to the Contacts list or creating text messages.
Switching Character Input Modes
To switch the character input mode in a character input screen, press (Options),
select Input Method, press (Select), select a character input mode and press
(Select). The selected character input mode is indicated at the top of the character
input screen.
◆ T9 abc/ T9 Abc/ T9 ABC: Allows you to enter characters in T9 mode (page 59).
◆ abc/Abc/ABC (Multi Tap mode): Allows you to directly enter letters of the
alphabet. Each press of a digit key switches the letter to the next letter assigned
to that key. Select abc for all lowercase characters, Abc for initial caps and ABC
for all uppercase characters.
◆ Symbols: Symbol input mode.
◆ Numeric: Numeric input mode.
Tip
• You can perform the following
operations in T9 mode or Multi Tap
mode.
• To switch between T9 mode and
Multi Tap mode, press and hold
.
• To switch between initial caps,
uppercase, lowercase and
numeric input mode, press
.
• To display the symbols list to
enter a symbol, press .
• To enter a space, press .
• To enter a number, press and
hold a digit key.
• To delete a character you entered,
press (Clear).