LG 4270 - Manual (Page 20)

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Text Input Modes
There are five modes for entering text, numbers, special
characters, and punctuation. In a text entry field, pressing
Left Soft Key displays a pop-up list of text modes.
T9Word (T9) Mode
Use to type text using one keystroke per letter. The phone
translates keystrokes into common words by using the
letters on each key and a compressed database.
Abc (Multi-tap) Mode
Use to add words to the T9 database.
123 (Numbers) Mode
Use to type numbers using one keystroke per number.
Symbols Mode
Use to insert special characters or punctuation. There are
39 special characters including “SP” which inserts a
space and “LF” which forces the text to the next line.
Smiley Mode
Use to insert smiley graphics. There are 40 smiley
characters.
Changing Letter Case
Using T9 and Abc text input modes you can set the
capitalization. Press to reach the following:
Initial Cap (T9Word / Abc)
Only the first letter is capitalized and subsequent letters
are lower case.
Caps Lock (T9WORD / ABC)
All letters are capitalized.
Lower Case (T9word / abc)
All letters are in lower case.
Text Input Examples
Display the text modes and select a text mode:
1. In a text entry field, press Right (or Left) Soft Key to
display text modes.
2. Press to use the text input mode you want to use.
3. Press to select the text input mode.
Entering and Editing Information