22Enter textPinyin, Stroke, English, Quick English (T9), Number, andSymbolic modesYou can enter text for some features such asmessaging, Phonebook, or Organiser, using ChinesePinyin mode, Chinese Stroke modes, English mode,Quick English mode, Number mode, and Symbolicmode.Changing the text input modeThe text input mode indicator displays when thecursor is in a text field.• Press the right soft key to change the input mode.Example: Writing a text messegeUsing Pinyin modePinyin is a system to mark Chinese pronunciation inLatin alphabets. With the pinyin input method, you canenter Chinese characters by entering the pinyin stringfrom the phone keypad.Entering characters in Pinyin mode1. Press the keys corresponding to the phoneticspelling, using the one key per letter.Example: To enter “ ” (li), press [5] and [4].2. If necessary, press [Left] or [Right] to select thepinyin you want.3. If necessary, press [Up] or [Down] to scrollthrough choices in the character selection field.4. Press [1] or [ ] to activate the character selectionfield. A number, 1 to 5, is added to the characters.5. Press the number key, [1] to [5], corresponding tothe character you want.Tips for using Pinyin mode• Press [ ] to insert a space between characters.• Press [Left] or [Right] to move the cursor.Text input mode indicatorPY: Pinyin modeS STR: Simplified Stroke modeT9 ENG: Quick English modeABC: English modeT STR: Traditional Stroke modeNUM: Number modeSYM: Symbolic mode