T e x t e n t r y203. Text entryYou can use two methods for entering text and numbers: standard mode andpredictive text mode.Select Clear to backspace the cursor and delete a character. Select and hold Clearto backspace continuously and delete characters.■ Standard modeStandard mode is the only way to enter text into the contacts list and to renamecaller groups.Text (Abc)• Press a key once to insert the first letter on the key, twice for the secondletter, etc. If you pause briefly, the last letter in the display is accepted andyour device awaits the next entry.• Press 0 to enter a space, thereby accepting a completed word.• Press 1 to insert a period into your message.• Press * to display a complete list of special characters.• Press and hold # to bring up the Editor settings (Number mode, Dictionary onor Dictionary off, Writing language).Numbers (123)To switch to 123 mode from Abc mode, press and hold # at any message entryscreen to bring up the Editor settings menu list of Number mode, Dictionary on orDictionary off, and Writing language. Select Number mode, and the device returnsto the message entry screen and switches the Abc icon in the upper left corner ofthe display to the 123 icon (or back).Punctuation and special charactersWhile at any text entry screen, press * to display special characters (press and hold *if predictive text is on). Press * again to cycle through all available characters. Scrollto navigate through the list of special characters. With a character highlighted,select Insert to insert the character into your message.■ Predictive text modeMuch faster than the standard mode method, predictive text input enables you towrite messages quickly using your keypad and the built-in dictionary. In predictivetext mode, your phone predicts the words as you enter them.
