Motorola i877 User Guide - Page 85

2 Select one of the following options: entry method Alpha Press a key several times for different characters. Word Enter words using a predictive text entering system that lets you enter a word with fewer keypresses. Symbols Enter symbols. Numeric Enter numbers by pressing the numbers on the keypad. Tip: When entering text, press # to change letter capitalization (Abc > ABC > abc). Tip: When entering text, press * to display the text counter. The maximum letters you can type on one message depends on the language. The i876 supports up to 765 letters in English. If your carrier provides long text message service such as concatenated SMS, the page counter is also displayed. word method The Word English text input method lets you enter text into your phone by pressing keys just once per letter. The Word English text input method combines the groups of letters found on each phone key with a fast-access dictionary of words, and recognizes what you want to text as you type. It first offers the most commonlyused word for the key sequence you enter and lets you access other choices with one or more presses of the 0 key. enter a word using "word" method character input 1 Select the Word character input method. 2 Press the corresponding keys once per letter to enter a word (for example, to basics 79