Entering Text 42Changing the Text Input MethodSection 5: Entering TextTopics Covered• Changing the Text Input Method• Using the T9 Input Method• Using the Alphabet Input Method• Using the Numeric Input Method• Using the Symbols Input MethodThis section outlines how to select the desired text input mode when enteringcharacters into your phone. This section also describes how to use the T9 predictivetext entry system to reduce the amount of key strokes associated with entering text.Changing the Text Input MethodThe Text Input option switches the key entry functions from an T9 Alphabet,ABC (Alphabet), Numeric Mode, and Symbols Mode.T9 Input Method (T9EAb, T9EAB, T9Eab)This input method allows you to enter words with only one keystroke per letter. Eachkey on the keypad has more than one letter; for example, pressing the 5 key canenter J, K, or L. However, the T9 method automatically compares the series ofkeystrokes you make with an internal linguistic dictionary to determine the mostlikely word, thus requiring far fewer keystrokes than the traditional Alphabet mode.The T9 EAb method makes the initial character an uppercase while the remainingcharacters are left as lowercase. The T9 EAB method all characters uppercase. TheT9 Eab method makes all characters lowercase.ABC (Alphabet) Input Method (abc, Abc, ABC)This input method allows you to enter letters by pressing the key labeled with theletter you want. Press the key once, twice, three, or four times until it displays.The abc method makes all characters of the word lowercase. The Abc methodmakes the initial character an uppercase while the remaining characters are left aslowercase. The ABC method makes all characters of the word uppercase.
