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Section 6: Entering Text
This section details how to select the type of text entry screen
(phone-style touch keypad, QWERTY touch keypad, or divided or
full-screen handwriting recognition panel). This section also
describes how to select the desired text entry mode when using
the phone-style touch keypad or the QWERTY keyboard-style
touch keypad.
Changing Text Entry Screens
Phone-Style (3X4) Touch Keypad
This is the default text entry screen
for most features and functions that
require you to enter text, numbers,
and/or characters (such as
punctuation and polarity signs.)
You can change your settings in any
screen where you enter text, and
you can also access the settings by
selecting
Menu
➔
Messaging
➔
Message Settings
➔
Keypad
/
Entry
Mode
.
Built-in QWERTY Keypad
Your device also has a keyboard-style touch keypad, commonly
called QWERTY, that you can access by doing the following:
1. From the Phone Touch Keypad screen or from either of the
Handwriting Recognition screens, press the down arrow
button ( ) (at the upper right corner of the screen). The
following options appear in the display:
• 3X4 Keypad
— Displays the phone-style touch keypad.
•QWERTY
— Displays the keyboard-style touch keypad, in
landscape mode.
• Handwriting box
— Displays the divided text entry screen with the
handwritten text entry field at the bottom. Recognized text appears
in the upper field.