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Change text entry modes
1. While composing a text message, press the left soft key
(
) Option to display a pop-up menu containing the
following options
1 ABC
2 Text Format
3 Canned Msg
2. ABC is highlighted. Use the navigation left/right keys to
choose from one of the other three text entry modes of
Symbol , 123 , or T9 Word . Each of the text entry modes
are explained in greater detail in the following sections.
ABC mode
• Enter characters while in ABC mode by pressing the key
that contains the desired characters (such as
for “h”).
• Press the key repeatedly until the desired character
appears in the display.
• Pause briefly and the displayed character is accepted
and inserted into your message.
• Press to enter a space.
T9 ® Word text entry
T9 Word recognizes commonly used words for the numeric
sequence of keypresses and inserts the word into your
message. It’s much faster than the traditional method of text
entry (Abc) and requires only one key press per letter of the
word that you’re spelling.
1. In standby mode, press the left soft key ( ) Menu , then
press , , to compose a new text message.
2. Enter the phone number of the recipient, then press
.
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