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Important!:
The handset does not maintain text input mode settings when switched from portrait to landscape mode.
The following options are available in Portrait and Landscape mode:
•
T9 (English)
•
Alpha
•
Number
•
Symbol
2.
Enter text in the text message box using the selected text input mode when the Text input mode indicator
that you desire displays.
Using T9 Mode
T9 is a predictive text input mode that allows you to key in any character using single keystrokes. This text input
mode is based on a built-in dictionary.
To enter a word in T9 mode:
1.
While in the T9 mode, press any one of the letter keys to enter a word. Press each key only once for
each letter.
Example:
To enter “Hello” in T9 mode, from the portrait keyboard, press the 4, 3, 5, 5, and 6 keys.
The word that you type displays on the screen. The word may change with each consecutive key that you
press.
2.
Enter the whole word before editing or deleting the keystrokes.
3.
Press
to insert a space and begin entering the next word.
To enter periods, hyphens, apostrophes, and other special characters press
then press the key that contains
the associated symbol.
