4ENTERING TEXT, NUMBERS, AND SYMBOLS

You can enter letters, numbers, and symbols in contacts, text messages, and your banner.

Text entry modes

There are five text entry modes:

Case change

Numbers only

Normal alpha

Rapid Entry

Add Symbol (no icon)

Note: The mode you start in depends on the task you are doing. For example, when entering a phone number, you’re in number mode. When entering a name for a contact, you’re in normal text mode.

Entering numbers

To enter a number while in mode, press a number key once.

To enter a number while in or mode, press and hold a number key until the number appears on the screen.

Entering words letter by letter

Use normal alpha to enter letters.

1.Press a key once for the first letter, twice for the second letter, and so on. If your phone is set to Spanish or Portuguese, accented letters are available.

2.Wait for the cursor to move right and enter the next letter.

Entering words quickly

When you press a series of keys using mode, checks its dictionary of common words and

guesses at the word you are trying to spell.

1.Press and hold to access mode.

2.For each letter of the word you want, press the

key once. For example, to enter the word

“any” press: .

3.If the word doesn’t match what you want,

press to look at other word matches.

Pressing allows you to go back a word.

4.When you see the word you want, press .

5.Press and hold to exit mode.

Entering symbols

While entering text, you can enter symbols such as:

. & @ , 1 ‘ : ?

1.Select Options.

2.Select Symbols.

3.Press right to view all the symbols.

4.Press on the symbol you want.

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Kyocera 901 manual Text entry modes, Entering TEXT, NUMBERS, and Symbols