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To choose a text entry mode:
1From any screen that requires text input, press m to access the Entry Method menu.
A check mark appears next to the current text entry mode. When you access a screen that requires text input, the default text entry mode is Alpha.
2Press S to highlight the T9 Text Input text entry mode you want to use.
3Press B under SELECT.
The phone returns to the text entry screen. The text entry mode you selected is now active.
Using Alpha Mode
To enter text while in Alpha text entry mode to enter letters, numbers, and symbols:
•Press any button on the alphanumeric keypad to enter the letters, numbers, and symbols on that key.
•Press and hold a key to capitalize a letter, or press # to activate and deactivate Caps Lock.
•Pause briefly to leave the currently displayed character in place and move on to the next place in the text entry field.
•Press P to create a space in the text entry field.
•Press A under DELETE to delete one character. Press and hold A under DELETE to delete an entire entry.
Using Word Mode
In Word mode, T9 Text Input analyzes the letters on the keypad button you press and arranges them to create words. As you type, T9 Text Input matches your keystrokes to words in its database and will display the most commonly used matching word.
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