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You can enter text into your phone using the
traditional method of pressing a key several times
for each character, or by pres sing a key once for
each letter while words likely to be the one yo u
want are chosen from a database. You can al so
enter symbols and num bers into a text field.
In screens that require you to enter text, you see
the following icons near the top ri ght co r ner. Thes e
icons tell you which text inpu t mode you are using:
When you access a screen that requires you to
enter text, you start in Alpha mo de .
To choose a text input mode:
1At a screen that requires you to enter text, press
m.
2A checkmark appears next to the current text
input mode. Scroll to the text i nput mode you
want to use.
3Press A under Select.
Using Alpha Mode
•Press any key on the keypad to enter th e letters,
numbers, and symbols on that key . For exa mple,
to enter the letter Y, press 9 three times.
•Type a letter then scroll up to make that letter
uppercase, or type a le tter then scroll down to
make that letter lowercase.
•See “Special Function Keys” on page 31 for
more information on adding spaces,
capitalization, and punctuation.
Using Word Mode
In Word mode, T9 Text Input an alyzes the letters
on the keypad button you pres s a nd arr a ng es th em
to create words. As you type, T9 T ext Input
matches your keystrokes to words in its database
and displays the most commonly u s ed matching
word. You can add you o wn words to this
database.
Entering a Word
1Select Word as your text input mode.
lAlpha — Press a key several times for each
character.
jWord — Press a key once for each le tter
while words likely to be the one you want ar e
chosen from a databa se.
iSymbols — Enter punctuatio n and other
symbols.
kNumeric — Enter numbers.