Entering Text

Selecting a Character Input Mode

Your phone provides convenient ways to enter words, letters, punctuation, and numbers whenever you are prompted to enter text (for example, when adding a Contact entry or when using email and text messaging).

To change the character input mode:

1.When you are prompted to enter text, press to change the character input mode.

2.Select one of the following options:

￿T9 (English) to enter characters using predictive T9 Text Input (see page 35).

￿Alpha to enter characters by tapping the keypad (see page 36).

￿Symbol to enter symbols (see page 37).

￿Number to enter numbers by pressing the numbers on the keypad (see page 37).

￿Preset Msg to enter pre-programmed messages (see page 37).

￿Recent Msg to select text from a list of recent messages (see page 37).

￿Emoticons to enter “emoticons” (see page 37).

Tip: When entering text, press the * (Shift) key to change letter capitalization (Abc>ABC > abc).

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Section 2A: Your Phone - The Basics