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For example, if you press
7 7 6 4
, your phone displays:
2
S
left or right
highlight the combination you want
3
S
up
or
*
or
%
(
+
)
accept the predicted word
completion, followed by a space
enter the highlighted combination,
followed by a space
select the highlighted combination,
with no space
You can press keypad keys to add
more letters at the end of the
combination.
Press
To
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If you want a different word (such as
), continue pressing
keypad keys to enter the remaining characters.
Entering Novel Words in iTAP Mode
You may enter a word that the iTAP software does not recognise. If
your word is not shown as a letter combination choice at the bottom
of the display:
Your phone automatically stores the novel word and displays it as
an option the next time you enter its letter combination. When the
memory space for storing novel words is filled, your phone deletes
the oldest words to add new words.
Entering Numbers and Punctuation in iTAP Mode
To enter numbers quickly, press and hold a number key to
temporarily switch to numeric mode. Press the number keys to
enter the numbers you want. Enter a space to revert to
mode.
Press
1
to enter punctuation or other characters as shown in the
“Character Chart” on page 54.
Using Tap Mode
This is the basic text entry mode on your phone.
Action
1
Press
*%
(
-
) one or more times to delete letters, until
you see a letter combination at the bottom of the display that
matches the start of the word you want to enter.
2
Press
S
left or right to highlight the letter combination.
3
Press
%
(
-
) to select the letter combination.
4
Continue to enter letters and select letter combinations to
spell the word.
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mode cycles through the letters and number of the key you
press.
5
mode also cycles through additional symbols as
shown in the “Character Chart” on pag e54.
If necessary, press
#
in a text entry screen to switch to
mode.
An indicator shows which mode is active (see page 48). If
or
5
is not set as the
or
#
entry mode, see
page 48.
Tap Mode Text Entry Rules
• Press a keypad key repeatedly to cycle through its characters.
For example, you would press
2
one time to enter “
,” two
times to enter “
!
,” three times to enter “
#
,” or four times to enter
78
.”
• After 2 seconds,
mode accepts the character, and the
cursor moves to the next position.
• The first character of every sentence is capitalised. If
necessary, press
S
down to change the character to
lowercase before the cursor moves to the next position.
• Press
S
to move the flashing cursor to enter or edit message
text.
• If you do not want to save your text or text edits, press
O
to
exit without saving.
Entering Words in Tap Mode
Press
To
1
a keypad key one or
more times
select a letter, number, or symbol
2
keypad keys
enter remaining characters
Tip: Press
S
right to accept a word
completion, or
*
to insert a space.
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In a text entry screen, you can press
#
to switch entry modes. An
indicator shows which mode is active (see p a g e48). If
or
5
is not set as the
or
#
entry mode, see
page 48.
For example, if you press
8
one time, your phone displays:
3
&
(
+
)
store the text
Press
To
