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Entering Text, Selecting a Text Input Mode

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Phone Basics Entering Text Selecting a Text Input Mode Your phone provides convenient ways to enter letters, numbers, and symbols whenever you are prompted to enter text (for example, when adding a Contacts entry or when using email and text messaging). 1. From a screen where you can enter text, press Options (right softkey) to change the text input mode. 2. Select one of the following options: Ⅲ T9(English) to enter text using a predictive text system that reduces the number of keypresses required while entering a word. (See page 28.) Ⅲ Alpha to cycle through the alpha characters associated with the letters on the keypad. (See page 28.) Ⅲ Symbol to enter symbols. (See page 29.) Ⅲ Number to enter numbers by pressing the numbers on the keypad. (See page 29.) Ⅲ Preset Msg to enter preprogrammed messages. (See page 29.) Ⅲ Recent Msg to enter a message from a list of previous messages (see page 29). Ⅲ Emoticons to enter "emoticons." (see page 29.) Ⅲ Text Options to configure these options: Auto-Capital, Used Word Dic., Display Cand., Prediction Start, Dual Language, and Insert Space (see page 30). Tip When entering text, press the * (Shift) key to change letter capitalization (abc > Abc > ABC). Section 2A. Phone Basics 27

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Phone Basics
Section 2A. Phone Basics
27
Entering Text
Selecting a Text Input Mode
Your phone provides convenient ways to enter letters,
numbers, and symbols whenever you are prompted to enter
text (for example, when adding a Contacts entry or when using
email and text messaging).
1.
From a screen where you can enter text, press
Options
(right softkey) to change the text input mode.
2.
Select one of the following options:
²
T9(English)
to enter text using a predictive text system
that reduces the number of keypresses required while
entering a word. (See page 28.)
²
Alpha
to cycle through the alpha characters associated
with the letters on the keypad. (See page 28.)
²
Symbol
to enter symbols. (See page 29.)
²
Number
to enter numbers by pressing the numbers on
the keypad. (See page 29.)
²
Preset Msg
to enter preprogrammed messages.
(See page 29.)
²
Recent Msg
to enter a message from a list of previous
messages (see page 29).
²
Emoticons
to enter “emoticons.” (see page 29.)
²
Text Options
to configure these options:
Auto-Capital
,
Used Word Dic.
,
Display Cand.
,
Prediction Start
,
Dual Language
, and
Insert Space
(see page 30).
Tip
When entering text, press the * (Shift) key to change
letter capitalization (abc > Abc > ABC).