Section 1A: Phone Basics 35
Phone Basics
Entering Text
Selecting a Character Input Mode
Your phone provides convenient ways to enter words,
letters, punctuation, and numbers whenever you are
prompted to enter text (for example, when adding a
Contacts entry or when using Mobile Email and SMS Text
Messaging).
To change the character input mode:
1. When you display a screen where you can enter text,
press Mode (right softkey) to change the character
input mode.
2. Select one of the following options:
Ⅲ Add Word to store words that you use frequently.
(See page 37.)
Ⅲ Preset Messages to enter preset messages. (See
page 55.)
Ⅲ Recent Messages to enter messages used recently.
Ⅲ Signature to enter your signature. (See page 57.)
Ⅲ T9 Word to enter characters using predictive T9
Text Input. (See page 36.)
Ⅲ Alphabet to enter characters by using the Alphabet
mode. (See page 39.)
Ⅲ SYMBOL to enter symbols.
Ⅲ NUMBER to enter numbers.
Ⅲ PRESET SUFFIX to enter a preset suffix (for
example, www., http://www., or .com).
Ⅲ SMILEYS to enter smile icons.
Ⅲ Emoticons to enter “emoticons.”
