21 Phone BasicsNote: Your phone also supports 1- 4 digit dialing. If you enter a numberusing the keypad without holding the last number and then press ,your phone will dial those digits. (For example, if you enterand press , it dials 211, not the number stored in memorylocation 211.Entering TextSelecting a Character Input ModeYour phone provides convenient ways to enter words, letters,punctuation, symbols, and numbers whenever you are prompted toenter text (for example, when adding a Contacts entry or whensending text messages).To change the character input mode:1. When you display a screen where you can enter text,press the left softkey for Options.2. Select a character input mode:• T9 (English) to enter characters using predictiveT9 Text Input (see page 22).• Alpha to enter characters by tapping the keypad(see page 22).• Symbol to enter symbols (see page 23).• Number to enter numbers (see page 23).• Quick Text to enter pre-defined sentences.• WWW to enter common letter combinations in URLs (forexample, www., .com, or http://).
