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Text Entry
You can enter letters, numbers, and symbols in
contacts, text messages, and your banner.
Text Entry Modes
The text entry screen has the following features:
1. Characters remaining
that you can type.
Allowed length of
messages can vary
depending on your
service.
2. Text entry fields.
3. Current capitalization setting.
4. Current text entry mode.
Note: The mode you start in depends on the
task you are doing. For example, when entering
a phone number, you’re in a number mode.
When entering a name for a contact, you’re in
a letter mode.
Enter Numbers with Number Keypad
At a text entry field, select Options > 123 to enter
a number when you press a key once.
The icon indicates you are in 123 input
mode. Press and hold the
* Shift key to switch
input modes.
Enter Letters with Number Keypad
At a text entry field, select Options > Abc to enter
letters. You can enter text in the following ways:
• To enter a letter, press a key once for the
first letter, twice of the second letter, and so
on. If your phone is set to Spanish, French,
or Portuguese, accented letters are available.
Wait for the cursor to move right and enter
the next character. Press the
# Space to enter
a space.
• To change case mode for a single letter,
press that key until you see the letter case
you want. To change the case mode, press
the
* Shift key.
• To enter a number, press and hold a number
key until the number appears on the screen.
The icon indicates you are in Abc input
mode. Press and hold the
* Shift key to
switch input modes.