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Text Entry Modes
You can compose text messages using alphabetical characters, symbols, and
numbers. Each method of character entry (symbol, number, and so on) is called a
text entry mode. There are four text entry modes, as indicated:
•
Alpha
—Alphabetical text entry mode. Options are:
• ABC
—
All upper case
• Abc
—
Initial capital
• abc
—
All lower case
•
Symbols
— Symbol entry mode. Enter symbols into your message by pressing the
corresponding number that appears above it in the display.
•
123
— Number entry. Enter numbers by pressing the corresponding key on the
keypad.
•
T9 Word
— Predictive text mode. Press each key only once to enter the letter of
the word that you’re spelling.
Your current mode of text entry [
Abc, 123,
or
T9 Word
] is indicated in the lower left
part of the display when composing a text message.
Changing the Text Entry Mode
1.
While composing a text message, press the Left soft key (
). A pop-
up menu containing the following options appears in the display:
• T9 Word
• Abc
• ABC
• 123
• Symbols
Abc
is highlighted. Use the
Up
and
Down
navigation keys to choose any of
the other four text entry modes. Uses of the text entry modes are explained
in greater detail in ‘Messaging” on page 65.
Entering Text in Alpha (Abc) Mode
1.
Enter characters while in
Alpha
(Abc) mode by pressing the key with the
desired characters (such as, pressing
once for “G”).
2.
Press the key repeatedly until the desired character appears in the display
(such as, pressing
two times for “H”).
3.
Pause briefly and the displayed character is accepted and inserted into
your message.
4.
Press the
key to enter a space.
