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Enter text
Pinyin, Stroke, ABC, T9, Number, and Symbol
modes
You can enter text in some features, such as
Messages, Contacts, or Organiser, by using
Pinyin and Stroke modes for Chinese, and T9
and ABC modes for English. You can also
enter numbers and symbols.
Changing the text input mode
• Press the right soft key and select the
text input mode you want.
• Press and hold [ ] to quickly switch to
Symbol mode.
• Press and hold [ ] to quickly switch to
Number mode.
Using Chinese Pinyin mode
Pinyin is a system to enter Chinese words by
spelling them phonetically (how they sound)
using the Latin alphabet. With the Pinyin
input method, you can enter Chinese
characters by entering their Pinyin string
using the phone’s keypad.
Entering characters in Pinyin mode
1. Press the keys corresponding to the
phonetic spelling of the character you
want, referring to the letters printed on
the keys.
2. Press [Left] or [Right] to select
alternative pinyins for the keys you have
pressed.
3. If you cannot find the character you want
from the display, press [Up] or [Down] to
scroll through the word choices.
4. Press [
1
] to activate the character
selection field.
A number, from 1 to 5, is added to each
character.
5. Press the number key corresponding to
the character you want.
Other Pinyin mode operations
• Press [ ] to insert a space.
• Press [Left] or [Right] to move the
cursor.
•Press [
C
]
to delete characters one by
one.
• Press and hold [
C
] to clear the entire
display.
