LG LGLX400, User Manual

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28 Section 2A. Phone Basics
Entering Text
Selecting a Text 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 Sprint Mail and SMS Text
Messaging).
1. From a screen where you can enter text, press the
right softkey to change the text input mode.
2.
Select one of the following options:
Abc
to cycle through the alpha characters
associated with the letters on the keypad (see
page 30).
T9Word
to enter text using a predictive text-entry
system that reduces the number of keystrokes
required to enter a word (see page 29).
123
to enter numbers by pressing the numbers on
the keypad (see page 31).
Symbols to enter symbols (see page 31).
Smileys
to enter “emoticons”(see page 31).
Settings to enter message settings.
Recent Messages to enter a recent message.
Preset Messages to enter preprogrammed
messages (see page 31).
Preset Suffix to enter preset prefixes and suffixes
such as http://www., https://www., www., .com,
.net , .org, .edu, .wap, //, “, “”, (), {}, [], <>, and<<>>.
Tip
When entering text, press the
*
(Shift) key to
change letter capitalization ( ABC > Abc > abc ).
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