User's Manual

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Entering Text
Selecting a Character Input Mode
Your phone provides convenient ways to enter words, letters, punctuation, and numbers
whenever you are prompted to enter text (for example, when adding an Contacts entry).
1. From a screen where you can enter text, press TEXT MODE (right softkey).
2. Select an option. Some options are grouped. Press the Navigation key right or left to toggle
among them:
 Word Mode to enter characters by using the Alphabet mode.
 Alphabet to enter text using a predictive text system.
 SYMBOL to enter symbols.
 Emoticons to enter “emoticons.”
 Web Shortcuts to enter Web shortcuts (for example, www., http://, or .com).
 Preset Messages to enter preprogrammed messages.
 Recent Messages to enter messages used recently.
 Paste List to paste copied or cut text.
 From Schedule to extract schedule items you have added to your Calendar.
 From To Do to extract task items you added in your Calendar as To Do.
 NUMBER to enter numbers.
 Signature to enter your signature.
 Delete All to delete all text.
 Select Text to select stored text for copying or cutting.
 Add Word to store words that you frequently use.
 Text Options to display the Text Entry settings menu.
Entering Text by Using Alphabet Mode
1. Select Alphabet text input mode. (See “Selecting a Character Input Mode” above.)
2. Press the corresponding keys on the QWERTY keyboard.
Entering Text Using XT9 Text Input
XT9 Text Input uses an intuitive word database to analyze the letters you enter and create a
suitable word.
1. Select Word Mode text input mode. (See “Selecting a Character Input Mode” above.)
2. As you type, the possible word list comes up. Press Space # to accept the word and insert
a space.
Adding a Word to the XT9 Database
If a word you want to enter does not appear as an option when you are in Word Mode, you can
add it to the XT9 database
.
1. Select Add Word text input option.
2. Enter a word. The input mode is automatically set as Alphabet.
3. Press SAVE (left softkey).