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Changing the Text Input Mode

Section 5: Entering Text

Topics Covered

Changing the Text Input Mode

Using T9 Mode

Using Number Mode

Using Symbol Mode

Using ABC Mode

This section outlines how to select the desired text input mode when entering characters into your phone. This section also describes how to use the T9 predictive text system to reduce the number of key strokes associated with entering text.

Changing the Text Input Mode

When using your phone, you often need to enter text, such as when storing a name in your Phonebook, creating your personal greeting or scheduling events on your calendar. You can enter alphanumeric characters by using your phone’s keypad.

Your phone has the following text input modes:

T9 mode: this mode allows you to enter words with only one keystroke per letter.

Each key on the keypad has more than one letter; for example, you press to enter J, or K. However, the T9 mode automatically compares the series of

keystrokes you make with an internal linguistic dictionary to determine the most likely word, thus requiring fewer keystrokes than the traditional ABC mode.

ABC mode: this mode allows you to enter letters by pressing the key labeled with the corresponding letter.

Number mode: this mode allows you to enter numbers.

Symbol mode: this mode allows you to enter symbols, such as punctuation marks.

Note: When you are in a field where you can enter characters, the text input mode indicator displays at the bottom right of the screen.

Example: Writing a text message.

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Cisco Systems SGH-Blast Series manual Entering Text, Changing the Text Input Mode