38 Section 2A: Phone Basics
Entering Text
Selecting a Character Input Mode
Your phone provides convenient ways to enter words,letters,punctuation,
and numbers whenever you are prompted to enter text (for example,when
adding a Contacts entry or when using SMS Text Messaging).
To change the character input mode:
1. When you display a screen where you can enter text,select Mode
(right softkey) to change the character input mode.
2. Use your navigation key to select one of the following options:
Ⅲ
T9 Word to enter characters using predictive T9 Text Input.
(See page 40.)
Ⅲ
Alphabetto enter characters by using the Alphabet mode.
(See page 42.)
Ⅲ
SYMBOLto enter symbols.
Ⅲ
SMILEYSto enter smile icons.
Ⅲ
Emoticonsto enter “emoticons.”
Ⅲ
Web Shortcuts to enter Web shortcuts (for example, www.,
http://www.,or .com).
Ⅲ
Preset Messages to enter preset messages.(See page 58.)
Ⅲ
Recent Messages to enter messages used recently.
Tip:
When you see triangles on the left and right of the menu,you can press
the navigation key left or right to switch between different input modes.