47Entering Text46Changing the Text Input ModeWhen you are in a field that allows characters tobe entered, you will notice the text input modeindicator on the display.Example: Entering a name for a Phone BookentryYou can change between Chinese and Englishinput methods or between numbers andsymbols.Text inputmode indicatorEnter NameEntering TextThe phone allows you to enter characters formessages and names in Chinese and English. Toenter Chinese text, the phone provides severalwidely used pronunciation based (Pinyin) andcharacter shape based (Stroke) input methods tomeet the preferences of different users, allowingfor greater convenience and ease of use.You can also enter any combination of Chinesecharacters, alphabets, numbers, special symbolsincluding punctuation marks and shortcuts.The following text input modes are available onyour phone:• Pinyin mode• Chinese Simplified Stroke mode• Quick English mode• English mode• Malay mode• Chinese Traditional Stroke mode• Number mode• Symbolic mode• My Words mode• Help modeDirections for using each of the text input modesappear later in this section.Note: The available text input modes may bedifferent, depending on your languagesetting. Refer to the following table:Language Auailable ModesENGLISH CHN T Stroke, Quick English, English,Number, Symbolic, My WordsChinese T CHN T Stroke, Quick English, English,Number, Symbolic, My WordsChinese S Pinying, CHN S Stroke, QuickEnglish, English, Number, Symbolic,My WordsMalay Quick Malay, Malay, Number, SymbolicMy Words
