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2.3 Entering Text and Numbers
You can enter text and numbers on your Smartphone using the keypad. You Smartphone
supports three input modes for enter text and numbers: Multipress, T9 and Numeric. The
Multipress and T9 modes are used for entering text and the Numeric mode is used for entering
numbers.
When you select a field that requires text or numeric entry, your Smartphone will
automatically default to the appropriate input mode. The status icon on the top-right corner of
the screen shows the input mode you are currently using. To change the input modes, press
and hold the Asterisk key (
*
) and select the input mode you want from the pop-up menu. The
status icon for the input mode you want is shown on the screen.
The following table shows the complete list of input mode status icons.
Icon Input mode Icon Input mode
Multipress text input mode, lowercase
T9 text input mode, lowercase
Multipress text input mode, uppercase
T9 text input mode, uppercase
Multipress text input mode, caps lock
T9 text input mode, caps lock
Entering Text in Multipress Mode
To enter a letter in Multipress mode, press the number key on which the letter appears. To
enter the first letter on the number key, press the key once. To enter the second letter, press the
key twice, and so on.
For example:
To enter the letter “s,” press 7777.
To enter the word “hat,” press 44, 2, 8.
The letter entered most recently is underlined until you have completed the keypresses for the
letter and moved on to the next letter. When you enter letters that are on the same number key,
you must pause after entering the first letter and wait until the underline disappears before
entering the next letter so that the first letter can be processed. For example:
To enter the word “cat,” press 222, pause, press 2, pause, and press 8.
The pause between keypresses is called the Multipress time out, and you can adjust the length
of the pause. (You can adjust the Multipress time out. See “Accessibility” in section 4.2.)
Entering Text in T9 Mode
To form a word in T9 mode, press the number keys that contain the letters you want. As you
enter letters, T9 analyzes your keypresses and attempts to complete the word.
For example:
To enter the word “shoe,” press 7, 4, 6, 3.