T e x t e n t r y
3. Text entry
Your phone offers four methods for entering text and numbers: Abc (sentence case, uppercase, and lowercase), Word (sentence case, uppercase, and lowercase), 123, and Symbols. The following rules apply when entering text:
•Press the clear key to backspace the cursor and delete a character.
•Press and hold the clear key to backspace continuously and delete all characters.
•Press # to enter a space, thereby accepting a completed word, when in the subject or text area of a message or entering a contact or group name.
•Press 1 to enter the symbol mode when in the subject or text area of a message.
•Press * to switch between sentence case (the first letter of entries or sentences is capitalized and the following letters are lower case), uppercase and lowercase in abc or word modes when in the text area of a message, or entering a contact or group name.
•The entry mode selection key (usually the left selection key) displays the currently selected entry mode (Abc, Word, 123, or Symbols).
■Abc (multi-tap) mode
In the abc (or
Activate abc mode
Press the entry mode selection key, and select Abc for sentence case or ABC for uppercase. Press * to switch among sentence case, uppercase, and lowercase (abc).
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