20 Phone BasicsEntering Characters Using T9 Text InputT9 Text Input lets you enter text in your phone by pressing keys justonce per letter. (To select the T9 (English) mode when entering text,see “Selecting a Character Input Mode” above.)T9 Text Input analyzes the letters you enter using an intuitive worddatabase and creates a suitable word. (The word may change as youtype.) If the word you want does not display after you have entered allthe letters, press to scroll through additional word selections.To accept a word and insert a space, press .If you make a mistake, press to erase a single character.Press and hold to delete an entire entry.To enter text using T9:1. From the text entry screen (for example, a new event inscheduler), press the left softkey for Options and selectT9 (English).2. Use your keypad to enter the new event. (For example, toenter “Meeting”, press once, twice, once,once, once, and once.)Entering Characters by Tapping the KeypadTo enter characters by tapping the keypad, select the Alpha mode(see “Selecting a Character Input Mode” on page 19). Press thecorresponding key repeatedly until the desired character appears.When the icon is shown, the first letter of the first word iscapitalized and following letters are lowercase. The key can beused to select the case desired.To enter text using Alpha:1. From a text entry screen (for example, a Contacts entry),press the left softkey for Options and select Alpha.
