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18 Text Entry Modes
3 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 message
length can vary
depending on your
service.
2. Text entry fields.
3. Current capitalization setting.
4. Current text entry mode.
Note:
The entry mode will default depending
on the task you are doing. For example, when
entering a phone number, you are in
Numbers
Only
mode. When entering a name for a
contact, you are in
Normal Alpha
mode.
Enter Numbers with Number Keypad
From the text entry field, select
Options >
Numbers Only
to enter a number when you
press a key once.
The icon indicates you are in
Numbers
Only
input mode. Press and hold the
* Shift
key to switch input modes.
Enter Letters with Number Keypad
From the text entry field, select
Options >
Normal Alpha
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,
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
Normal
Alpha
input mode. Press and hold the
* Shift
key to switch input modes.