Entering Text
Changing the Text Input Mode
When you are in a field that allows characters to be entered, you will see the text input mode indicator at the bottom of the display.
Example: Entering a name in Phonebook
Enter name
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Pinyin mode
To change to another text input mode:
1.Press the right soft key indicating the current text input mode.
2.Scroll to the mode you want to use by pressing the Up or Down key.
You can use the Add word option to add new words into t9 dictionary. see page 43.
Note: If you want to exit the menu without changing the mode, press the 
soft key or 
key.
3.Press the Select soft key to confirm the highlight text input mode.
Note: If you want to exit the menu without changing to a new mode, press the right soft key.
4. The selected text input mode indicator appears at the bottom of the display.
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Entering Text
Using Chinese Pinyin Mode
Pinyin is a system to mark Chinese pronunciation in Latin alphabets. With the pinyin input method, you can enter Chinese characters by entering the pinyin string from the phone keypad and the phone automatically presents the matching alternatives.
This mode allows you to enter Pinyin characters with only one key press per letter.
Typing Characters in Pinyin Mode
1.Press keys corresponding to the phonetic spelling, referring to the Roman letters printed on the keys. Notice that the choices in the Character Selection Map change.
Example: Typing “ 
” in Pinyin mode
Enter name
Text Area
Key Stroke Area: press the 5 and 4 keys to enter “li.”
Character Selection Map
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2.If there are more than one pinyin spelling corresponding to your keypress, press the Left or Right key to select the spelling you want.
3.If you cannot find the character you want from the display, press the Up or Down key to scroll through choices in the Character Selection map.
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