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When you are in a text entry screen, press #to switch text entry modes:
•TAP (ì) - Standard method for entering text on your phone. Regular Tap method cycles through the letters and numbers of the key you press.
•iTAP™ (j) - Combines your single key presses
and predicts each word as you enter it. If the word is not correct, press Sright or left to scroll through the possible combinations.
•tap extended (ab1) - Enter letters, numbers, and symbols by pressing a key one or more times.
Press *to enter a space and move on the next word. Press 1to enter punctuation. Press 0to switch capitalization modes if you need to (although in most cases this is done for you).
To assign Primary or Secondary text entry mode:
In a text entry screen, press s> Entry Setup > Primary setup
or Secondary setup.
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