Enter text23Using the tonesYou can enter another character by assigning a tonefor the selected pinyin. Entering a tone for a characteris optional, but it is especially useful if the pinyinspelling is similar for several characters.1. Press the keys corresponding to the pinyin of theletter you need.2. If necessary, press [Left] or [Right] to select thepinyin.3. Press [ ] for tones.4. If you cannot find the character you want from thedisplay, press [Up] or [Down] to scroll throughword choices.5. Press [1] to activate the character selection field.6. Press a key, [1] to [6], corresponding to thecharacter.Rapid character entryTo enter the word zhong guo ( ), enter the firstcharacter using the following keystrokes; [9], [4],[6], [6], [1], and [1]. You do not have to completethe Pinyin spelling to include guo ( ). The characterdisplays automatically.Other Pinyin mode operations• Press [ ] to insert a space between characters.• Press the Navigation keys to move the cursor.• Press [C] to clear characters one by one. Press andhold [C] to clear the characters on the left side ofthe cursor.Using Chinese Stroke modeThis mode allows you to enter individual Chinesestrokes, in written order, from top to bottom, and fromleft to right.The Chinese strokes are classified into five basiccategories; heng, shu, pie, dian, and zhe. The basicstrokes are printed on keys [1] to [5] on the keypad.Refer to the following table:Category Keys Strokes represented in each category