45EEnntteerriinngg TTeexxtt44Entering 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, allowing forgreater convenience and ease of use.You can also enter any combination of Chinesecharacters, alphabets, numbers, and special symbolsincluding punctuation marks.The following text input modes are available on yourphone:• Pinyin mode• Chinese Simplified Stroke mode• Quick English mode• English mode• Chinese Traditional Stroke mode• Number mode• Symbolic modeDirections for using each of the text input modesappears later in this section.is a registered Trademark of Tegic Communications, Inc.and is licensed under U.S. Patent 5,818,437/ 5,953,541/6,011,554.Changing the Text Input ModeWhen you are in a field that allows character entry,you should notice the text input mode indicator in thebottom of the display.To change to another text input mode:1. Press the right soft key, indicating the text inputmode.2. Scroll to the desired mode with or .Note: If you want to exit the menu without changingto a new mode, press the right soft key.3. Press the Select soft key to select the displayedmode.4. You will find the selected text input modeindicator in the bottom of the display.