Entering Text 29Changing the Text Input ModeWhen you are in a field that holds characters (such as in a textmessage), the text input mode indicator displays. Use thefollowing steps to change the text input mode:1. To change the text input mode, press the key.– or –If you prefer the T9 Input Method, press the Options softkey and select Text Mode. Choose your preferred text inputmode.2. After you have selected an input method, keep pressing thekey to choose from the following options:If in Multitap mode: Quick press the key to toggleabc (all lowercase), Abc (initial capitalization), ABC (alluppercase), and 123 (numeric).If in T9 Predictive Text mode: Quick press the key totoggle T9 abc (completed words are all lowercase), T9 Abc(completed words are initial uppercase),T9 ABC (completedwords are all uppercase), and 123 (numeric).If in Numeric mode: Quick press the key to togglefrom 123 back to your message in the original text entrymode.If in Symbols mode: Press the OK soft key to return to yourmessage in the original text entry mode.Note: Press and hold the key to access Symbols mode. Press thenumber key corresponding to the symbol you want to enter. Use the Upand Down Navigation keys to scroll through the available symbols.Press the Cancel soft key to exit.Using the T9 Predictive Text Input MethodT9 Predictive Text input method is based on a built-in dictionary. Aseries of keystrokes is interpreted by the phone using thisdictionary to determine the likely word.Enter a Word in T9 Mode1. In T9 method, begin entering a word by pressing the 2 to 9keys. Press each key only once for each letter. The built-indictionary lists words that match the entered keystrokes.2. Example: To enter “Hello”, press, , , ,