Phonepad
The Phonepad is similar to a standard 12-key telephone keypad. It gives you predictive
text and multi-tap input options. You can activate the Phonepad text input method via
the keyboard settings. The Phonepad is only available in portrait orientation.
Using the 12-Key Phonepad
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1
Enter separator
2
Display numbers and symbols
3
Display smileys
4
Enter a space
5
Select input methods
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Switch between Chinese and English input
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Enter a carriage return
8
Delete a character before the cursor
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Close the on-screen keyboard view
All illustrations are for illustration purposes only and may not accurately depict the actual
phone.
To switch between the on-screen keyboard and the Phonepad
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When you enter text, tap . If you have selected more than one writing language,
touch and hold the input language key instead, for example,
.
2
Tap
Keyboard settings
>
Keyboard layout
, then select an option.
The Phonepad is only available in portrait orientation.
Chinese input
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Stroke input
•
Pinyin input
General instructions
Your phone has a function to speed up the entry of Chinese characters. Whenever you
enter a stroke or a Pinyin letter, a candidate row of the most frequently used characters
containing that stroke or relating to that letter appears at the bottom of the screen.
Stroke input
A Chinese character is built up of strokes. There are more than 30 basic strokes, which
are grouped into 5 stroke categories.
Components
The basic building units of Chinese characters are components that are made up of
strokes. After entering the first two strokes of the desired character, the component and
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