24CHAPTER 3: LEARNING TO USE YOUR PHONE
Using the Keypad The Wireless phone’s keypad allows you to dial phone extensions and enter characters for messages and Phonebook names. You can use the keypad to enter any combination of numbers and text (letters and special symbols, including punctuation marks).
The procedures for entering numbers and text are described in the following sections.
Numeric Mode Numeric mode enables you to enter the digits, * and # characters indicated on the keys to dial or save as a character string, such as a phone number entry in your Phonebook. Simply press the keys according to the digits/characters you want.
To delete digits/characters, press the 
key.
Text Mode Text mode is indicated by the appearance of ABC in the lower left corner of your phone’s display. When entering text, start by pressing the key labeled with the character you prefer:
■Once for the first character;
■Twice for the second character and so on.
This method is called
For example, you have to press the 5 key twice to display the character “K,” the 3 key five times to display the character “e,” and the 6 key five times again to display “n.”
The cursor moves to the right each time you press a key. When entering the same letter twice or a different letter, wait momentarily for the cursor to move to the right, and then enter the next character.
You can insert a space between words/letters by pressing the 0 key.
To delete characters, press the 
key.
The keys you press for the available characters are described in Table 6.