Entering and Editing Information

Text Input Modes

There are five modes for entering text, numbers, special characters, and punctuation. In a text entry field, pressing

Left Soft Key displays a pop-up list of text modes.

T9Word (T9) Mode

Use to type text using one keystroke per letter. The phone translates keystrokes into common words by using the letters on each key and a compressed database.

Abc (Multi-tap) Mode

Use to add words to the T9 database.

123 (Numbers) Mode

Use to type numbers using one keystroke per number.

Symbols Mode

Use to insert special characters or punctuation. There are 39 special characters including “SP” which inserts a space and “LF” which forces the text to the next line.

Smiley Mode

Use to insert smiley graphics. There are 40 smiley characters.

Changing Letter Case

Using T9 and Abc text input modes you can set the

capitalization. Press to reach the following:

Initial Cap (T9Word / Abc)

Only the first letter is capitalized and subsequent letters are lower case.

Caps Lock (T9WORD / ABC)

All letters are capitalized.

Lower Case (T9word / abc)

All letters are in lower case.

Text Input Examples

Display the text modes and select a text mode:

1.In a text entry field, press Right (or Left) Soft Key to display text modes.

2.Press to use the text input mode you want to use.

3.Press to select the text input mode.

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