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12 Entering Text, Numbers, and Symbols
3ENTERING TEXT, NUMBERS, AND SYMBOLS
You can enter letters, numbers, and symbols in
Contacts, text messages, and your banner.
Understanding text entry
screens
The current text entry mode (and capitalization
setting, when applicable) are indicated by icons.
Text entry modes
There are five text entry modes:
Case change Normal alpha
Rapid Entry Numbers only
Add Symbol
Note: The mode you start in depends on the task
you are doing. For example, when entering a
phone number, you’re in number mode. When
entering a name for a contact, you’re in normal
text mode.
Entering numbers
• To enter a number while in mode, press
a number key once.
• To enter a number while in or
mode, press and hold a number key until the
number appears on the screen.
Entering words letter by letter
Use normal alpha to enter letters.
1. Press a key once for the first letter, twice for
the second letter, and so on. If your phone is
set to Spanish, accented letters are available.
2. Wait for the cursor to move right and enter the
next letter.
Entering words quickly
When you press a series of keys using mode,
checks its dictionary of common words and
guesses at the word you are trying to spell.
1. For each letter of the word you want, press the
key once. For example, to enter the word
“any” press: → → .
2. If the word doesn’t match what you want,
press to look at other word matches.
3. When you see the word you want, press .
Entering symbols
While entering text, you can enter symbols by
pressing until you see the symbol you want.
Using this method, you have access to the
following symbols:
text entry
field
text entry
mode
text entry
field
text entry
mode
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