34 Section 2A. Phone BasicsUsing Speed DialingYou can store up to 98 numbers in your phone’s speeddial memory to make contacting friends and family aseasy as pressing a button or two. With this feature, youcan dial speed dial entries using one keypress forlocations 2–9 or two keypresses for locations 10–99.To use One-Touch Dialing for speed dial locations 2–9: Press and hold the appropriate key forapproximately two seconds. The display confirmsthat the number has been dialed when it showsthe calling animation.To use Two-Touch Dialing for speed dial locations 10–99:1. Press the first digit.2. Press and hold the second digit for approximatelytwo seconds. The display confirms that the numberhas been dialed when it shows the callinganimation.Entering Text in Portrait ModeYour phone provides convenient ways to enter letters,numbers, and symbols whenever you are prompted toenter text.In this section we’ll cover the steps necessary to entertext while the phone is in portrait mode where thekeypad is the primary method of both text andcharacter entry.Selecting a Text Input Mode From a screen where you can enter text, pressOptions (right softkey) > Text Mode to change the textinput mode. T9(English) to enter text using a predictive textsystem that reduces the number of keypressesrequired while entering a word. (See page 35.) Alpha to cycle through the alpha charactersassociated with the letters on the keypad. (Seepage 36.) Symbols to enter symbols. (See page 37.)Boost M540.book Page 34 Friday, March 26, 2010 12:53 PM
