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Entering Text
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Entering Text
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.
Example: Writing a message
To select the...
Press the
soft key
until...
T9 mode
displays.
See page 45.
Symbol mode
displays.
See page 46.
Upper-case character
A
displays.
mode
See page 47.
Lower-case character
a
displays.
mode
See page 47.
Number mode
1
displays.
See page 48.
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
2
to
9
. Press each key only once for one
letter.
Example: to enter
HELLO
in the T9 mode,
press
,
,
,
and
.
The word what you are typing appears in 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 text
word.
Otherwise, press
0
,
or
key repeatedly
to display alternative 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. Complete each word with a space 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.
Text input mode
indicator
