44Changing the Text Entry ModeText messages can be made up of alphabetical characters, numbers, and symbols.You can use the following text entry modes to simplify text entry:• T9 Word — Press each key only once to enter the letter of the word that you’respelling. T9 WORD mode letter options are:– T9 Word — Enter initial capital letters– T9 WORD — Enter all upper case letters– T9 word — Enter all lower case letters• Alpha — Enter letters, numbers, and symbols by repeatedly pressing each keyuntil the desired character (as shown on the key) appears in the display. ABC modeletter options are:– Abc — Enter initial capital letters– ABC — Enter all upper case letters– abc — Enter all lower case letters• Number — Enter numbers by pressing the corresponding key on the keypad.• Symbol — Enter symbols into your message by pressing the number above thesymbol in the Symbol pop-up window.The current text entry mode (T9 Word, Alpha, Number, or Symbol) is indicated inthe lower right part of a text entry screen. To change the text entry mode, do thefollowing:1. While entering text, press the Option (left) soft key ( ). The followingoptions appear in the display:• T9 Word• Alpha• Symbol• Number2. Use the Navigation key to highlight the desired text entry mode, then press.Tip: You can also toggle the text entry mode between T9 Word, Alpha, and Number by repeatedly pressingand holding the key.Using T9 ® ModeT9 Word recognizes commonly used words for the numeric sequence of key-pressesand inserts the word into your text. T9 Word is much faster than the traditionalmethod of text entry (Alpha) and requires only one key-press per letter of the wordthat you’re spelling.OK
