Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad

To enter characters by tapping the keypad:

1.Select the Abc mode (see “Selecting a Character Input Mode” on page 38).

2.Press the corresponding keys repeatedly until the desired letter appears (for example, to enter the word

“Bill,” press twice, three times, three

times, and three times again). (If you make a

mistake, press to erase a single character. Press

and hold to delete an entire entry.)

By default, the first letter of an entry is capitalized and the following letters are lowercase. After a character is entered, the cursor automatically advances to the next space after two seconds or when you enter a character on a different key.

Characters scroll in the following order:

. , - ? ! ' @ : 1

A B C 2

D E F 3

G H I 4

J K L 5

M N O 6

P Q R S 7

T U V 8

W X Y Z 9

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Space

Shift

Entering Numbers and Symbols

To enter numbers:

Select the 123 mode and press the appropriate key. (See “Selecting a Character Input Mode” on page 38).

To enter symbols:

Select the Symbols mode. (See “Selecting a Character Input Mode” on page 38.) To enter a symbol, press the appropriate key indicated on the display.

Pre-set Messages

Your phone can store pre-set (canned) messages for use with text messaging . Pre-set messages, such as “Call me” or “Tag, you're it!,” make composing messages fast and easy. You can also save messages for use at another time, like the pre-set messages.

To access pre-set messages, press Option ( ), then

press while composing a new message.

To access saved messages, press Option ( ), then

press while composing a new message.

Note: To save a message as a saved message, press Option ( ),

then press .

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