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Changing the Text Entry Mode
Text messages can be made up of alphabetical characters, numbers, and symbols.
You can use the following text entry modes to simplify text entry:
•
T9 Word
— Press each phone key only once to enter the letter of the word you are spelling.
T9 WORD mode letter options are:
–
T9 Word
— Enter initial capital letters
–
T9 WORD
— Enter all upper case letters
–
T9 word
— Enter all lower case letters
•
Abc
— Enter letters, numbers, and symbols by using the QWERTY keypad or by repeatedly
pressing each phone key until the desired character (as shown on the key) appears in the
display. ABC mode letter options are:
–
Abc
— Enter initial capital letters
–
ABC
— Enter all upper case letters
–
abc
— Enter all lower case letters
•
123
— Enter numbers by pressing the corresponding keys on the phone keypad or the
QWERTY keypad.
Tip:
Using the QWERTY keypad, also use
123
mode to enter symbols into your message simply by
pressing the keys labeled with the symbols you want.
•
Symbols
— Using the phone keypad, enter a symbol into your message by pressing the
number above the symbol in the
Symbols
pop-up window.
The current text entry mode (
T9 Word
,
Abc
,
ABC
,
123
, or
Symbols
) is indicated in
the lower part of a text entry screen.