Entering CharactersThe dial keys are used to enter characters and numbers. There are two input methods: "ABC" and "123", whichare indicated byABC and123 respectively. PressABC or123 to change the input method. Inthe "123" method, each dial key only has the corresponding number assigned to it. In the "ABC" method, eachdial key has multiple characters assigned to it. (For example, a, b and c are assigned to the 1 key.)To enter a character, press the corresponding dial key until the character you want appears. To enter anothercharacter that is assigned to the same key, first press [ ] to move the cursor to the right.ExampleTo enter "desk", press the keys as follows:Display:Input: (right)d d e p s j kd d d d e d e d e s d e sFor details about the characters assigned to each key, see "Character Table for the "ABC" input method(Page 56)".Deleting charactersPressBackspace to delete the last character entered.d e s k d e sBackspaceNote• You can press and holdBackspace to delete all entered characters at once.Modifying entered textUse [ ] and [ ] to move the cursor to where you want to modify the text. Then, modify the text as follows:• PressBackspace to delete the character to the left of the cursor.Backspaced e s k d e k• Press a dial key to insert a character at the cursor’s location.d e k d e c kNote• Depending on the type of information you are entering, you cannot enter certain characters or changethe input method. For example, when you are entering a phone number, only numeric characters canbe entered.Document Version 2014-11 Operating Instructions 55Customizing the Telephone