34 Section 2A: Your Phone - The Basics
Entering Text
Selecting 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 Contact entry or
when using email and text messaging).
To change the character input mode:
1. When you are prompted to enter text, press to
change the character input mode.
2. Select one of the following options:
Ⅲ T9 (English) to enter characters using predictive T9
Text Input (see page 35).
Ⅲ Alpha to enter characters by tapping the keypad (see
page 36).
Ⅲ Symbol to enter symbols (see page 37).
Ⅲ Number to enter numbers by pressing the numbers
on the keypad (see page 37).
Ⅲ Preset Msg to enter pre-programmed messages (see
page 37).
Ⅲ Recent Msg to select text from a list of recent
messages (see page 37).
Ⅲ Emoticons to enter “emoticons” (see page 37).
Tip:
When entering text, press the * (Shift) key to change letter
capitalization (Abc>ABC > abc).