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Text entry
5 Text entry
Warning! Do not switch on the phone when wireless phone use is prohibited or when it may cause interference or danger.
You can enter letters, numbers, and special characters using the phone keypad when working with the phone book, calendar, text messaging, or while browsing the Internet. This section provides detailed instructions for the two text entry methods, that is, traditional text entry and predictive text input.
You have four modes available for entering information, based on the
type of data you’re entering (phone book, organizer notes or text messages):
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ABC | sentence or title case | Entering contacts, numbers or | ||
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| (first letter uppercase) | addresses in phone book |
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| all uppercase letters | Entering notes in Calendar |
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| all lowercase letters | Writing a text message |
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123 | number entry | Entering numbers | ||
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Special | special characters list | Entering punctuation or | ||
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Predictive text | in combination with ABC mode indicators | Writing SMS text messages or | ||
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| calendar notes |
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• ABC AND 123 MODES
A status indicator in the upper left corner of your screen indicates the mode you are in whenever you are entering information into your phone book, calendar, or text messaging.
The following table contains a list of the characters displayed when entering text and numbers from your keypad:
Key | Characters | Key | Characters |
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| 7 | P Q R S 7 |
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2 | A B C 2 | 8 | T U V 8 |
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3 | D E F 3 | 9 | W X Y Z 9 |
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4 | G H I 4 | 0 | Space, 0, return |
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5 | J K L 5 | */+ | Special characters menu |
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6 | M N O 6 | # | Changes letter case or mode. |
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