Entering Text
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Changing the Text Input Mode
When you are in a field that allows characters to
be entered, you will notice the text input mode
indicator on the display.
To select the...
Press the
soft key
until...
T9 mode
is displayed.
See page 45.
Upper-case character
mode
A
is displayed.
See page 46.
Lower-case character
mode
a
is displayed.
See page 46.
Number mode
1
is displayed.
See page 48.
Symbol mode
is displayed.
See page 48.
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Options
Text input mode
indicator
Entering Text
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Using the T9 Mode
The T9 predictive text input mode allows you to
key in any character using single keystrokes.
This text input mode is based on a built-in
dictionary.
1. When you are in the T9 predictive text input
mode, start entering a word by pressing keys
to
. Press each key only once for one
letter.
Example: to enter
HELLO
in the T9 mode,
press
,
,
,
and
.
The word that you are typing appears on the
display. It may change with each key that you
press.
2. Enter the whole word before editing or deleting
the keystrokes.
3. If the word is correct, start entering the next
word.
Otherwise, press the
,
or
key
repeatedly to display alternate word choices for
the keys that you have pressed.
Example: both
OF
and
ME
have the sequence
,
. The phone displays the most
commonly used choice first.
4. Put a space between each word by pressing the
key.
• To type words not found in the T9 mode, change
the text input mode to the upper/lower-case
character input mode.
