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Text entry
Pressing a key repeatedly cycles you through all of that key’s options. To enter a letter, press
the appropriate key repeatedly until the desired letter appears. Continue this process until the
word or name is completed.
Note: If the next letter in the word you’re entering is on the same key, wait two to
three seconds for the cursor to advance, then enter the new letter, or press the zero key
to advance the cursor.
Important: Your phone’s language settings may affect the characters associated with
your phone’s keypad.
For example: to enter the name “Albert”:
Press the two key A
Press the five key three times l
Press the two key two times b
Press the three key two times e
Press the seven key three times r
Press the eight key t
Note: Default mode is sentence case where first letter of a name or sentence is
automatically capitalized. Phone book default mode is title case where each word
is capitalized.
OTHER OPTIONS
• Delete mistakes - If you make a mistake, press Clear to delete one character to the left.
Press and hold the Clear key to speed up the erasing process.
• Enter a space - After you complete a word or name, press the zero key to enter a space.
• Change letter case - Press the pound key to switch between the text entry modes or from
uppercase and lowercase letters.
• To start a new line - Press the zero key three times.
Enter numbers
Your phone automatically switches to 123 mode when entering a number into your phone
book. When in ABC mode, you can insert numbers using any of the following methods:
• Press and hold the pound key for two seconds to switch to 123 mode, then press the desired
number keys. Press and hold the pound key again to return to ABC mode.
• Press and hold the desired number key until the number appears on the display.
• Press the desired key repeatedly until the desired number appears.
Enter punctuation/other characters
You can enter punctuation, special characters, and symbols for text
messages, notes, phone book entries, or Internet browsing.
You can add punctuation or special characters by these methods:
• Press the one key repeatedly in ABC mode to cycle through the
most common punctuation marks and special characters.