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Text Entry
You can enter letters, numbers, and symbols in
contacts, text messages, and your banner.
Text Entry Modes
The text entry screen has the following features:
1.
Characters remaining that
you can type. Allowed
length of messages can vary
depending on your service.
2.
Text entry fields.
3.
Current capitalization setting.
4.
Current text entry mode.
Note:
The mode you start in depends on the
task you are doing. For example, when entering
a phone number, you’re in a number mode. When
entering a name for a contact, you’re in a letter
mode.
Enter Numbers with Number Keypad
At a text entry field, select
Options
>
123
to enter
a number when you press a key once.
The
icon indicates you are in
123
input
mode. Press and hold the
* Shift
key to switch
input modes.
Enter Letters with Number Keypad
At a text entry field, select
Options
>
Abc
to enter
letters. You can enter text in the following ways:
•
To enter a letter, press a key once for the first
letter, twice of the second letter, and so on. If
your phone is set to Spanish, French, or
Portuguese, accented letters are available.
Wait for the cursor to move right and enter
the next character. Press the
# Space
to
enter a space.
•
To change case mode for a single letter,
press that key until you see the letter case
you want. To change the case mode, press
the
* Shift
key.
•
To enter a number, press and hold a number
key until the number appears on the screen.
The
icon indicates you are in
Abc
input
mode. Press and hold the
* Shift
key to switch
input modes.
Rapid Entry with Number Keypad
At a text entry field, select
Options
>
Rapid
to
check words you are trying to spell against a
dictionary of common words. You can enter text
in the following ways:
•
To enter words, press a key once. For
example, to enter the word “any” press the 2
> 6 > 9 keys. If the word doesn’t match what
you want, press
0 Next
key to look at other
word matches. When you see the word you
want, press the
# Space
key.
•
To change case mode, press the
* Shift
key.
