Entering Text44Changing the Text Input ModeWhen you are in a field that allows characters tobe entered, you will notice the text input modeindicator on the display.To select the... Press the soft keyuntil...T9 mode is displayed.See page 45.Upper-case charactermodeA is displayed.See page 46.Lower-case charactermodea is displayed.See page 46.Number mode 1 is displayed.See page 48.Symbol mode is displayed.See page 48.918OptionsText input modeindicatorEntering Text45Using the T9 ModeThe T9 predictive text input mode allows you tokey in any character using single keystrokes.This text input mode is based on a built-indictionary.1. When you are in the T9 predictive text inputmode, start entering a word by pressing keysto . Press each key only once for oneletter.Example: to enter HELLO in the T9 mode,press , , , and .The word that you are typing appears on thedisplay. It may change with each key that youpress.2. Enter the whole word before editing or deletingthe keystrokes.3. If the word is correct, start entering the nextword.Otherwise, press the , or keyrepeatedly to display alternate word choices forthe keys that you have pressed.Example: both OF and ME have the sequence, . The phone displays the mostcommonly used choice first.4. Put a space between each word by pressing thekey.• To type words not found in the T9 mode, changethe text input mode to the upper/lower-casecharacter input mode.