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Entering and Editing Information
Text Input
You can input and edit your Banner, Schedule, Contacts, and messages.
Key Functions
Right Soft Key: Press to scroll through the following text input modes:
T9Word -> Abc -> 123 -> Symbols -> Smiley.
Shift: Press to change case.
T9 text: T9Word -> T9WORD -> T9word
Abc text: Abc -> ABC -> abc
Next: In T9 mode, press to display other matching words.
Space: Press to complete a word and insert a space.
Back: Press to delete a single space or character. Hold to delete words.
Punctuation: In T9 mode, press to insert punctuation in a word and complete a sentence.
Text Input Modes
There are five modes for entering text, numbers, special characters, and punctuation. In a text entry field, pressing Right Soft Key 
(or Left Soft Key 
) displays a
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
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.
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