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Pinyin, Stroke, ABC, T9 Word, 123, and Symbol mode
You can enter text for some features such as
messaging, Contacts, or Organiser, using Pinyin and
Stroke modes for Chinese, and T9 Word and ABC
mode for English. You can also use 123 mode and
Symbol mode.
Changing the text input mode
Example
: Writing a text message
1. In the text entry screen, press <
Mode
>.
2. Select the mode you want.
Using Chinese Pinyin mode
Pinyin is a system to write the pronunciation of a
Chinese word using the Latin alphabet. With the Pinyin
input method, you can enter Chinese characters by
keying in the Pinyin string using the phone’s keypad.
Entering characters in Pinyin mode
1. Press the keys corresponding to the phonetic
spelling, referring to the letters printed on the
keys.
Example
: To enter “
,” press [
6
] and [
4
] to
enter
ni
.
2. Press [Left] or [Right] to select alternative pinyins
for the keys you have pressed.
3. If you cannot find the character you want from the
display, press [Up] or [Down] to scroll through the
word choices.
4. Press [
1
] to activate the character selection field. A
number, from 1 to 6, is added to each character.
5. Press the number key corresponding to the
character you want.
Text input
mode indicator
