Change text entry modes

1.While composing a text message, press the left soft key () Option to display a pop-up menu containing the following options

1 ABC

2 Text Format

3 Canned Msg

2.ABC is highlighted. Use the navigation left/right keys to choose from one of the other three text entry modes of Symbol, 123, or T9 Word. Each of the text entry modes are explained in greater detail in the following sections.

ABC mode

Enter characters while in ABC mode by pressing the key

that contains the desired characters (such as for “h”).

Press the key repeatedly until the desired character appears in the display.

Pause briefly and the displayed character is accepted and inserted into your message.

Press to enter a space.

T9® Word text entry

T9 Word recognizes commonly used words for the numeric sequence of keypresses and inserts the word into your message. It’s much faster than the traditional method of text entry (Abc) and requires only one key press per letter of the word that you’re spelling.

1.In standby mode, press the left soft key () Menu, then

press , , to compose a new text message.

2.Enter the phone number of the recipient, then press .

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