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Enter text
Pinyin, PTI, Stroke, Quick English, English, Korean,
Number, and Symbol modes
You can enter text for some features such as
messaging, Phonebook, or Calendar, using Pinyin, PTI,
and Stroke modes for Chinese, Quick English and
English modes for English, and Hangul mode for
Korean. You can also use Number mode and Symbol
modes.
Changing the text input mode
The text input mode indicator appears when the cursor
is in a text field.
Example
: Writing a text message
• Press the right soft key and select the text input
mode you want.
• Press and hold [ ] to switch to Symbol mode.
Using Chinese Pinyin mode
Pinyin is a system to enter Chinese words by spelling
them phonetically (how they sound) 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.
Text input mode
indicator
Options ENG
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