Entering Text Using Alpha Mode

1.Select the Alpha mode. (See “Selecting a Text Input Mode” on page 15.)

2.Press the corresponding keys once per letter to enter a word. (For example, to enter the word “Bill,” press F G H H ). (If you make a mistake, press D to erase a single character. Press and hold D to erase an entire entry.)

By default, the first letter of an entry is capitalized and the following letters are lower cased.

Entering Symbols, Numbers, and Quick Notes

Toentersymbolsornumbers:

Press A and then press the corresponding key to enter a single number or symbol. To enter multiple numbers or symbols, press and hold A and enter symbols or numbers. (To return to text entry, press A again.)

Note

You can also enter symbols by pressing B and

 

scrolling through a grid of symbols. Press Back (right

 

softkey) to return to entry mode.

 

 

ToenterQuickNotes:

1.From a text entry screen, press QNotes (left softkey).

2.Select a message and press r.

Tip

To add a quick note after you have already started

 

 

entering a message, press /> Insert >

Basics

 

Add QNotes, and select a message.

 

 

Note

Quick Notes preset messages make composing text

Phone

 

messages easier by allowing you to enter quick

 

 

 

messages, such as “Meet me at,” “Let’s get lunch,” or

 

 

a customized message of your own.

 

Special Function Keys

 

Some of the phone’s keys assume different functions while in Alpha or Word mode.

Spaces

Press I for a space.

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