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Section 3: Call Functions 51
Phone Modes
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Press the key repeatedly until the desired character (letter,
number, or symbol) appears in the display.
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Pause briefly and the displayed character is accepted and
inserted into your message.
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Press to enter a space.
Tip: To enter large numbers of symbols or numbers quickly, use Symbol
mode or Number mode as described in the following sections.
Symbol Mode
Symbol mode lets you use keypad number keys to
enter symbols such as @ or % into a text message, event,
or e-mail address without going through repeated key
presses as with Alpha mode.
You press the key that corresponds with the symbol
that you wish to enter. For example, press
for an
exclamation point (!).
Number Mode
Number mode lets you use keypad number keys to
enter numbers into a text message, event, or e-mail
address without going through repeated key presses as
with Alpha mode.
T9 Word Text Entry Mode
T9 Word
recognizes a commonly used word that is
represented by a sequence of number key presses and
inserts that word into your message. (For example,
entering ‘8378’ would insert ‘test’ into your message.)
Using T9 Word is much faster than the more traditional
text input method (Alpha mode) and requires only one
press of a key per letter of the word that you’re
entering. [For example, in Alpha mode, you would
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