20 Phone Basics3. Press and hold the third digit for approximately twoseconds. (The display confirms that the number has beendialed when it shows “Calling...”.)Note: Your phone also supports 3- 4 digit dialing. If you enter a numberusing the keypad without holding the last number and then press ,your phone will dial those digits. (For example, if you enterand press , it dials 211, not the number stored in memorylocation 211.Entering TextSelecting a Character Input ModeYour phone provides convenient ways to enter words, letters,punctuation, symbols, and numbers whenever you are prompted toenter text (for example, when adding a Contacts entry or whensending text messages).To change the character input mode:1. When you display a screen where you can enter text,press the left softkey for Options.2. Select a character input mode:• T9 (English) to enter characters using predictiveT9 Text Input (see page 21).• Alpha to enter characters by tapping the keypad(see page 21).• Symbol to enter symbols (see page 22).• Number to enter numbers (see page 22).
