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Section 4: Entering Text
Entering Text
Your phone has a QWERTY keypad to support quick and easy
text input. You can enter text as you would when using a
computer keyboard.
The keys are labeled with a letter on the lower half and a
number or symbol on the upper half. Press the key
corresponding to the character you want to enter. Enter text
by pressing the appropriate keys on the QWERTY keyboard.
Use these keys to enter special characters:
•
T9 WORD
: A predictive text entry mode that recognizes common
words matching the sequence of your key presses and inserts the
most common word into your text.
•
abc/Abc/ABC
: Abc mode is standard text entry mode for mobile
telephones, and is the default text entry mode when using the
external keypad.
•
123/Sym
: Press shift plus a number or symbol to enter a number
or symbol in the text entry field.
•
Symbols
: Displays panels 1-3 from which to select symbols to
enter into a text field.
Backspace
: Press to delete the previous character.
Press and hold to delete the previous word.
Enter
: Press to move to the next line of text.
Shift
: Press to switch between
Abc
(initial case),
ABC
(upper case), and
abc
(lower case) modes.
Press twice quickly to lock
ABC
mode, then press
again to unlock.
Space
: Press to insert a space.
Function
: Press to cycle through text entry modes
abc or 123/SYM.
Press Symbols to enter special characters. Use
the Left or Right Navigation keys to scroll through
symbols. Press
to exit.
