Entering text40Changing the text input modeExample: Writing a text messageIn the text entry screen, press the Mode soft key.1. Scroll to the mode you want by pressing theNavigation keys.Note: If you want to exit the Mode list withoutchanging to a new mode, press the C key.You can change between ABC and T9 Wordmode to enter English words and choose Pinyinor Stroke to enter Chinese characters. Toinclude a symbol or number(s) betweencharacters, 123 and Symbol modes are alsoavailable.2. To select the highlighted mode, press the Selectsoft key.You will find the selected text input modeindicator on the display.Text inputmode indicatorMode OKMessage 160Entering text41Using Chinese Pinyin modePinyin is a system to write the pronunciation of aChinese word using the Latin alphabet. With thePinyin input method, you can enter Chinesecharacters by keying in the Pinyin string using thephone’s keypad. The phone automatically presentsthe matching words.This mode allows you to enter Pinyin characterswith only one key per letter.Typing characters in Pinyin mode1. Press the keys corresponding to the phoneticspelling, referring to the letters printed on thekeys. Notice that the choices in the CharacterSelection Field change.Example: Typing “ ” in Pinyin modePinyin Input FieldPress the 6 key andthe 4 key to enter“ni.”The Character Selection FieldMode OKMessage 140