43EEnntteerriinngg TTeexxtt42EEnntteerriinngg TTeexxttUsing T9(English) ModeTo type a word, press keys corresponding to the lettersyou need. Remember the following as you are typing:1. Press alphanumeric keys on the keypad just onceper letter. For example, to enter “Hello,” press the 4,3, 5, 5 and 6 keys.The word you are typing appears on the display. Itmay change with each key press.2. Type to the end of the word before editing ordeleting any keystrokes.3. Put a space between words by pressing the key.If the word that appears on the display is not theone that you desire, press the 0 key one or moretimes to display alternative word choices for thekeys you have typed. For example, both “Of” and“Me” use the 6 and 3 keys. The phone displays themost commonly used choice first.4. Continue entering the next word.Smart PunctuationPeriods, hyphens, and apostrophes are available bypressing the 1 key. T9 mode applies rules of grammar toinsert the correct punctuation. Notice that the 1 key isused twice in this example to display two punctuationmarks:L e t ‘ s e a t .Changing the Text Input ModeWhen you are in a field that allows characters entry,you should notice the text input mode indicator on thedisplay.Example: Entering a name for a Phonebook entryTo change to another text input mode:1. Press the MENU key.2. Scroll to the mode by pressing the or key.3. To select the highlighted mode, press the OK key. Ifyou want to exit the menu without changing to anew mode, press the key.The selected text input mode indicator appears onthe display.MENUText input modeindicator