[ 26 ]5 Text entryNote: The phone must be switched on to use these functions.Do not switch on the phone when the use of a wireless phone isprohibited or when it may cause interference or danger.You can use two methods for entering text and numbers.• Standard mode is the only way to enter names into contacts and torename caller groups.• Predictive text input is a quick and easy method for writing messages.Press the Pound key to switch predictive text on or off and to use predictivetext in various modes. Press and hold the Pound key to switch betweentext and numeric entry. As you press the Pound key, the following icons(not the descriptions) appear in the upper left of the display:• STANDARD MODEEnter text (Abc)• Press a key once to insert the first letter on the key, twice for thesecond letter, etc. If you pause briefly, the last letter in the display isaccepted and your phone awaits the next entry.• Press the 0 key to accept a word and enter a space.• Press the 1 key to enter a period (.).• Press the Star key to display special characters. See “Enter punctuationand special characters” on page 29.Icon Indicates...Uppercase text. Predictive text is Off.Lowercase text. Predictive text is Off.Sentence case text. Predictive text is On.Lowercase text. Predictive text is On.
