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Section 5: Entering Text

This section outlines how to select the desired text input mode when entering characters into your phone. This section also describes how to use Word text entry system to reduce the amount of key strokes associated with entering text.

Entering Text in Landscape Mode

• Press initial caps (Abc) for characters in ABC mode.

• Press

• Press

to enter a space between words or characters.

• Press

to delete characters behind the blinking cursor.

Entering Text in Portrait Mode

Changing the Text Mode

While composing a message, press the Text Entry Mode key to quickly cycle to the desired entry mode:

• T9 Word

• Palabra

• Abc

• ABC

• 123

• Symbols

• Smileys

• Quick Text

Note: If your cursor is in the message To field, the options are: T9 Word,

Palabra, Abc, ABC, 123, Symbols, and Domain Extensions.

Entering Text using T9 Word

T9 Word mode recognizes the most commonly used word for any sequence of key presses and inserts that word into your message. It is much faster than the traditional method of text

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Entering Test using Palabra

Palabra mode recognizes the most commonly used Spanish word for any sequence of key presses and inserts that word into your message.

Entering Upper and Lower Case

Use ABC or abc mode to enter upper and lower case letters into a text message.

1.

While composing your message in the Text field, press left soft key to select text entry mode. Abc is the default text entry mode.

2.

3.

To enter text with all capital case letters, press

To enter an individual capital letter, press press the desired letter.

.

and then

Note: Use the Space key to add spaces between words.

Entering Numbers

Use 123 mode to enter numbers into a text message.

1.

In the Text field, press left soft key to select text entry mode 123 .

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2.

Enter the key that corresponds with the number that you wish to enter. For example, press for the number 4 .

3.

When you are finished adding numbers, press left soft key

to select a different method of text entry.

Entering Symbols

Use symbol mode to enter symbols @ or % into a text message.

In portrait mode:

1.

In the Text field, press left soft key to select text entry mode Symbols . The first of three screens containing symbols appears in the display.

2.

3.

Press left soft key Prev or right soft key page through the other symbols, if necessary.

Next to

Enter the key that corresponds with the symbol that you wish to enter. For example, press for an exclamation point ( !

) on the second page of symbols.

In landscape mode:

1.

In the Text field, do one of the following:

Press and then press the key with the desired symbol.

– or –

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Press to select text entry mode Symbols .

2.

Enter the key that corresponds with the symbol that you wish to enter.

Entering Smileys

Use smiley mode to enter smiley symbols (for example, ;) signifying “wink”) into a text message.

In portrait mode:

1.

In the Text field, press left soft key to select text entry mode Smileys . The first of three screens containing smileys appears in the display.

2.

Enter the key that corresponds with the smiley that you wish to enter.

In landscape mode:

1.

In the Text field, do one of the following:

Press and then

– or –

Press left soft key

Smileys .

to select text entry mode

The first of three screens containing smileys appears in the display.

2.

Enter the key that corresponds with the smiley that you wish to enter.

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