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Section 3: Entering Text
This section outlines how to select the desired text input mode
when entering characters into your phone. It also describes
how to use the T9 predictive text entry system to reduce the
number of key strokes associated with entering text.
Using the Text Input Methods
The
Text Mode
option switches the key entry functions from
ABC (Alphabetic), T9 Alphabetic (predictive text mode), 123
(Numeric Mode), and Symbols Mode.
ABC (Alphabetic) Input Method (abc, Abc, and
ABC)
Use this input method to enter letters by pressing the key
labeled with the letter you want. Press the key once, twice,
three, or four times until the desired letter displays.
The
abc
method makes all characters of the word lowercase.
The
Abc
method makes the initial character uppercase while
the remaining characters are lowercase. The
ABC
method
makes all characters of the word uppercase.
T9 Predictive Text Input Method (T9Eab, T9EAb,
and T9EAB)
Use this input method to enter words with only one keystroke
per letter. Each key on the keypad has more than one letter;
for example, pressing
can enter J, K, or L. However, the
T9 method automatically compares the series of keystrokes
you make with an internal linguistic dictionary to determine the
most likely word, thus requiring far fewer keystrokes than the
traditional Alphabetic mode. The
T9Eab
method makes all
characters lowercase. The
T9EAb
method makes the initial
character an uppercase while the remaining characters are left
as lowercase. The
T9EAB
method makes all characters
uppercase.
Note:
The
E
indicates English.
F
is displayed for French.
Numeric
Use this mode to enter numbers.
Symbols
Use this mode to enter symbols, such as punctuation marks.