36 Section 2A: Phone Basics
Entering TextSelecting a Character Input Mode
Your phone provides convenient ways to enter words, letters, punctuation,
and numbers whenever you are prompted to enter text (for example, when
adding a Contacts entry or when using picture messaging and SMS Text
Messaging).
To change the character input mode:
1. When you display a screen where you can enter text, press Mode
(right softkey) to change the character input mode.
2. Select one of the following options:
䡲T9 Wordto enter characters using predictive T9 Text Input.
(See page 37.)
䡲Alphabetto enter characters by using the Alphabet mode.
(See page 40.)
䡲SYMBOLto enter symbols.
䡲SMILEYSto enter smile icons.
䡲Emoticonsto enter “emoticons.”
䡲Web Shortcuts to enter Web shortcuts (for example, www.,
http://, or .com).
䡲
Preset Messages
to enter preset messages. (See page 55.)
䡲Recent Messagesto enter messages used recently.
䡲Paste to paste copied or cut text (if applicable).
䡲NUMBERto enter numbers.
Note: The menus displayed vary according to the entry field. If you see triangles
on the right of the menu, you can press the right and left navigation keys
to switch between related menus.