Text entry
4 Text entry
You can use the keypad on your phone to enter text when creating text messages, contacts, radio entries, events in the calendar, and addresses into the Minibrowser. You can use two methods for entering text and numbers:
•Standard mode is the only way to enter text into such things as the contacts list, calendar notes, and to rename caller groups.
•Predictive text input is a quick and easy method for writing messages, creating a calendar note, or making a
•STANDARD MODE Text (Abc)
•Press a key once to insert the first letter on the key, twice for the second letter, etc. If you pause briefly, the last letter in the display is accepted and your phone awaits the next entry.
•Press the 0 key to enter a space, thereby accepting a completed word.
•Press the 1 key to enter a period (.).
•Press the * key to display special characters (press and hold the * key if predictive text is on).
•Press Clear to backspace the cursor and delete a character.
•Press and hold Clear to backspace continuously and delete characters.
Numbers (123)
To switch to 123 mode from Abc mode, press and hold the # key at any message entry screen until the icon in the upper left corner of the display switches from Abc to 123 (or vice versa).
Punctuation and smileys
While at any text entry screen, press the * key to display special characters such as punctuation and other characters or press the * key twice to display smileys. (press and hold the * key if predictive text is on). You can navigate through the entire list of special characters by using the
•PREDICTIVE TEXT INPUT
Predictive text input allows you to write messages quickly using your keypad and the phone dictionary. It is much faster than the standard mode method, because for each letter, you only press the corresponding key on your keypad once.
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