Entering Text 47Changing the Text Input Mode – KeypadThere are two main keypad layout keys that will change theon-screen keys within the QWERTY keypad.The available Text Input modes are: Sym and Abc.Note: When in Abc mode, the ?123 key appears. When inSymbol mode, the Abc/ABC/abc key appears.Using Abc Mode1. If desired, rotate your phone counterclockwise toLandscape orientation.2. Touch a text input field. The following screen appearsin the display:3. Touch the desired alphabetic characters.4. To change capitalization to the Abc mode, touch theshift key ( ). The shift key ( )will change to .5. After typing the first letter, the shift key ( )willchange to and additional letters will be lowercase.6. Tap and hold to input another upper-case letter ortouch twice to switch to ABC mode. The shift keywill change to in ABC mode. Any additional letterswill be uppercase, until you touch the shift key ( )again.Symbol/Numeric Mode: activates the number,symbol, and emoticon keys.Abc Mode: activates the default alphabet keys.Can also be set to ABC or abc by using the shift key( ) .?123Abc