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Entering strokes and characters in Stroke
mode
1. Press the keys that correspond to a character’s
component strokes. Press keys in the order that
you would write the strokes, using one press per
stroke.
Example
: To enter “
,” press [
5
] to enter “
“
and [
3
] to enter “
.”
2. Press [Up] or [Down] to scroll through the choices.
3. To select a character and add it to your message,
press the corresponding key, [
7
] to [ ].
Rapid character entry
Try entering the characters “
” using the following
keystrokes: [
2
], [
8
], and [
7
]. Even though “
” is a
fifteen stroke character, your phone allows you to
enter the complete pair in only three key presses.
Tips for Stroke mode
• Press [Left] or [Right] to move the cursor.
• Press [
C
] to clear letters one by one. Press and
hold [
C
] to clear the entire display.
Using Quick English(T9) mode
T9 is a predictive text input mode that allows you to
key in any character using single keystrokes.
Entering a word in Quick English mode
1. Press [
2
] to [
9
]
to start entering a word. Press
each key once for each letter.
Example
: Press [
4
], [
3
], [
5
], [
5
], and [
6
] to
enter
Hello
.
T9 predicts the word that you are typing, and it
may change with each key that you press.
2. Enter the whole word before editing or deleting the
characters.
3. When the word displays correctly, go to step 4.
Otherwise, press [
0
], [Up] or [Down] to display
alternative word choices for the keys that you have
pressed.
If you are uncertain of the stroke order, press [
6
] in
place of each questionable stroke. Continue
entering strokes until the character displays or until
you finish the character.