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Basic Character Entry Procedures
Character
E
ntry
Character
Entry
The FOMA terminal provides various functions related to text entry such as saving
data in Phonebook or composing mail. To facilitate these activities, convenient
functions are available for entering characters, such as entering common phrases and
copying and pasting text.
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Character entry procedure varies by the input method.
Input methods
Description
2-press Method (see p.251)
5-press Method
(Default setting)
Multiple characters are assigned to each key. The character switches as a key is pressed.
For example, to enter “E”, press
5 times in the alphabetic mode.
Press two numeric keys to enter each character just like sending text to a pager*.
For example, to enter “E”, press
and
.
*In January 2001, DoCoMo’s pager (Pocket Bell) was renamed “QUICKCAST”.
Each time
(
文字
) is pressed, the entry mode changes as follows:
Switching entry modes (5-press Method)
▼
▼
▼
▼
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Entry modes available vary by the function to be used or the entry.
Alphabetic mode (single-
byte/double-byte) (see p.232)
Numeric mode (single-
byte) (see p.232)
Kanji mode (double-
byte) (see p.234)
Kana mode (single-
byte) (see p.239)
Note1: You can use both single-byte and double-byte characters and spaces. Two single-byte characters are
counted as one double-byte character. (However, characters are counted regardless of whether single-
byte or double-byte characters are used when entering a text body of Short Message (SMS).)
Note2: The JIS Level 1 Kanji characters (2965 characters) and the Level 2 Kanji characters (3390 characters)
are available.
Type of characters and entry mode (5-press Method)
Symbols
Character type
Example
Single-byte
c
haracters
Alphabetics
Numerics
Single-byte Katakana
abcABC
12345
アイウエオ
Entry mode
Page
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Enter in the Kana mode
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Enter in the alphabetic mode
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Enter a reading of alphabetic characters such as “
えー
” in the
Kanji mode and convert
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Enter in the numeric or alphabetic mode
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Enter in the alphabetic mode
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Select in the special mode
p.239
p.232
p.232
p.239
Hiragana
Double-byte
c
haracters
Kanji
Alphabetics
Numerics
Symbols
Pictographs
Katakana
あいうえお
亜唖娃阿以
abcABC
12345
アイウエオ
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Enter in the Kanji mode
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Enter symbols in the alphabetic mode and convert to
double-byte characters
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Select in the special mode
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Enter “
きごう
” in the Kanji mode and convert
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Press
in the character entry screen
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Select in the special mode
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Enter “
えもじ
” or “
えもじに
” in the Kanji mode and convert
p.234
p.232
p.239
p.237
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Enter single-byte alphabetic or numeric characters in the
alphabetic mode and convert to double-byte characters
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Switch to “
全角入力
” in the alphabetic mode and enter
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Enter “
えいじ
” or “
すうじ
” in the Kanji mode and convert
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Enter Hiragana in the Kanji mode and convert
p.241
p.237
Emoticons
•
Press
twice in the character entry screen
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Enter “
かおもじ
” in the Kanji mode and convert
p.241
p.237
Summary of Contents for Foma D900i
Page 1: ...Manual for 04 5 IE ...
Page 25: ...23 Introduction 23 ...
Page 48: ...46 ...
Page 49: ...Basic Operations 47 ...
Page 125: ...Advanced Operations 123 ...
Page 202: ...200 ...
Page 203: ...201 Network Services ...
Page 231: ...Character Entry 229 ...
Page 255: ...Appendix 253 ...