Section 1A: Phone Basics 35
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 Mobile Email 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Add Word to store words that you use frequently.
(See page 37.)
䡲Preset Messages to enter preset messages. (See
page 55.)
䡲Recent Messages to enter messages used recently.
䡲Signature to enter your signature. (See page 57.)
䡲T9 Word to enter characters using predictive T9
Text Input. (See page 36.)
䡲Alphabet to enter characters by using the Alphabet
mode. (See page 39.)
䡲SYMBOL to enter symbols.
䡲NUMBER to enter numbers.
䡲PRESET SUFFIX to enter a preset suffix (for
example, www., http://www., or .com).
䡲SMILEYS to enter smile icons.
䡲Emoticons to enter “emoticons.”