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Using the Text Input Methods
Section 5: Entering Text
Topics Covered
• Using the Text Input Methods
• Using the T9 Input Method
• Using the Alphabetic Input Method
• Using the Symbols Input Method
• Using the Numeric Input Method
This section outlines how to select the desired text input mode when entering
characters into your phone. This section also describes how to use the T9 predictive
text entry system to reduce the amount of key strokes associated with entering text.
Using the Text Input Methods
The Text Input option switches the key entry functions from ABC (Alphabetic), T9
Alphabetic (predictive text mode), Numeric Mode, and Symbols Mode.
ABC (Alphabetic) Input Method (abc, Abc, and ABC)
This input method allows you to enter letters by pressing the key labeled with the
letter you want. Press the key once, twice, three, or four times until the desired letter
displays.
The abc method makes all characters of the word lowercase. The Abc method
makes the initial character an uppercase while the remaining characters are left as
lowercase. The ABC method makes all characters of the word uppercase.
T9 Input Method (T9 abc, T9 Abc, and T9 ABC)
This input method allows you to enter words with only one keystroke per letter. Each
key on the keypad has more than one letter; for example, pressing the key
can enter J, K, or L. However, the T9 method automatically compares the series of
keystrokes you make with an internal linguistic dictionary to determine the most
likely word, thus requiring far fewer keystrokes than the traditional Alphabetic mode.
The T9 abc method makes all characters lowercase. The T9 Abc method makes the
initial character an uppercase while the remaining characters are left as lowercase.
The T9 ABC method makes all characters uppercase.