Operation Manual

42 Basic Operations
Character Input
Character Input Modes
Your phone has five 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 Stroke: Allows you to enter Traditional Chinese in T9 Stroke mode (page 43).
 T9 abc/ T9 Abc/ T9 ABC (T9 mode): Allows you to enter characters in T9
mode (page 44).
 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
• To switch the character 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). Furthermore, to
delete all the characters to the left
of the cursor, press and hold
(Clear).