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 from the phone’s keypad when you use the phone book, calendar, and text messaging or while you browse the Internet. There are two text entry methods: 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 (first letter | Entering contacts, numbers or |
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| uppercase) | addresses in phone book |
| all uppercase letters | Entering notes in Calendar |
| 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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| special characters |
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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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• WRITE WITH ABC AND 123 MODES
A status indicator in the upper left corner of your screen shows what mode you are using to enter information into your phone (phone book, calendar, or text messaging). The following table lists the characters you can use to enter text and numbers from your keypad:
Key | Characters | Key | Characters |
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1 | . | 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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