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Section 5
Text Entry Modes
You can compose text messages using alphabetical
characters, symbols, and numbers. Each method of
character entry (symbol, number, and so on) is called a
text entry mode. There are four text entry modes, as
indicated:
•
Alpha
—Alphabetical text entry mode. Options are:
䢇
ABC
—
All upper case
䢇
Abc
—
Initial capital
䢇
abc
—
All lower case
•
Symbols
— Symbol entry mode. Enter symbols into your
message by pressing the corresponding number that appears
above it in the display.
•
123
— Number entry. Enter numbers by pressing the
corresponding key on the keypad.
•
T9 Word
— Predictive text mode. Press each key only once to
enter the letter of the word that you’re spelling.
Your current mode of text entry [Abc, 123, or T9 Word]
is indicated in the lower left part of the display when
composing a text message.
Changing the Text Entry Mode
1.
While composing a text message, press the
Abc
(left)
soft key (
). A pop-up menu containing the following
options appears in the display:
䢇
T9 Word
䢇
Abc
䢇
ABC
䢇
123
䢇
Symbols
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