Text Entry Operations |
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Whenever you store an entry in your Phonebook, compose or reply to a | ||
message, or create reminders, you use the phone’s keypad to enter the |
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text. There are two methods for entering text: |
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•Letter Entry (ABC)
•Word Entry (Word T9®)
Note: To change your text entry mode, press | when | , | |||||
, | , | , | , | , or | is displayed. |
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Letter Entry
Letter Entry (ABC) mode is the traditional method of entering text in mobile phones. This method is best for names of people or places.
Using Letter Entry (ABC) Mode
You are in Letter Entry mode when 
or 
is displayed in the
bottom right corner. The default for Letter Entry is uppercase (
). To
switch between uppercase and lowercase, press 
.
When using Letter Entry mode, press a key once to enter the first letter on the key, press the key twice to enter the second letter on the key, and so
on. For example, press 
once for the letter “D”, press 
twice for the letter “E”, and so on.
• Press 
once to delete the
character. Press and hold 
to delete the entire entry.
• Press 
or 
to scroll across characters, to move to the next character space, or to add a blank space.
For a complete list of characters, see the Key Entry Table on page 27.
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