To change text input method
When you enter text, press and hold
down .
To shift between capitals and lower-
case letters
When you enter text, press .
To enter numbers
When you enter text, press and hold
down .
To enter full stops and commas
When you enter text, press .
To enter a symbol
1When you enter text, select Options >
Add symbol.
2Scroll to a symbol and select Insert.
To enter text using T9™ Text Input
1From standby select, for example,
Menu > Messaging > Create new >
Message.
2If is not displayed, press and hold
down to change to T9 Text Input.
3Press each key only once, even if the
letter you want is not the first letter on
the key. For example, to write the word
“Jane”, press , , , .
Write the whole word before looking at
the suggestions.
4Use or to view suggestions.
5Press to accept a suggestion.
To enter text using multitap
1From standby select, for example,
Menu > Messaging > Create new >
Message.
2If is displayed, press and hold down
to change to multitap text input.
3Press repeatedly until the
desired letter appears.
4When a word is written, press to
add a space.
To add words to the built-in dictionary
1When you enter text using T9 Text
Input, select Options > Spell word.
2Write the word using multitap input and
select Insert.
18 Getting started