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Enter text
Pinyin, PTI, Chinese Stroke, T9 Eng, ABC,
Number, and Symbol modes
You can enter text for some features, such
as Messages, Phonebook, or Calendar, using
Pinyin, PTI, and Stroke modes for Chinese,
and T9 Eng and ABC modes for English. You
can also use Number mode and Symbol
mode.
Changing the text input mode
• Press the right soft key and select the
text input mode you want.
• Press and hold [ ] to quickly 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 entering 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 5, is
added to each character.
5. Press the number key corresponding to
the character you want.
Pinyin (
)
PTI (
)
Chinese S Stroke
(
)
Chinese T Stroke
(
)
Number (
)
Symbol (No indicator)
T9 Eng(
)
ABC (
)
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