Entering Text 38Section 6: Entering TextThis section outlines how to select the desired text input modewhen entering characters into your phone. This section alsodescribes how to use the T9 predictive text entry system toreduce the amount of key strokes associated with entering text.Text Entry ModesYou can compose text messages using alphabetical characters,symbols, and numbers. Each method of character entry (symbol,number, and so on) is called a text entry mode. There are fourtext entry modes, as indicated:• Alpha—Alphabetical text entry mode. Options are:– ABC — All upper case– Abc — Initial capital– abc — All lower case• Symbols — Symbol entry mode. Enter symbols into your message bypressing the corresponding number that appears above it in thedisplay.• 123 — Number entry. Enter numbers by pressing the correspondingkey on the keypad.• T9 Word — Predictive text mode. Press each key only once to enterthe letter of the word that you’re spelling.Your current mode of text entry [Abc, 123, or T9 Word] is indicatedin the lower left part of the display when composing a textmessage.Changing the Text Entry Mode1. While composing a text message, press the Left soft key( ). A pop-up menu containing the following optionsappears in the display:• T9 Word• Abc• ABC• 123• Symbols• Emoticons• Add T9 WordAbc is highlighted. Use the Up and Down navigation keysto choose any of the other four text entry modes. Uses ofthe text entry modes are explained in greater detail in“Messaging” on page 42.
