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Section 5: Entering Text
This section outlines how to select the desired text input mode when entering characters into your phone. This
section also describes how to use the T9 predictive text entry system to reduce the amount of key strokes
associated with entering text.
Using the Text Input Methods
The Input Method option switches the key entry functions from ABC (Alphabetic), T9 Alphabetic (predictive
text mode), 123 (Numeric Mode), and Symbols Mode.
ABC (Alphabetic) Input Method (abc, Abc, and ABC)
This input method allows you to enter letters by pressing the key labeled with the letter you want. Press the key
once, twice, three, or four times until the desired letter displays.
The abc method makes all characters of the word lowercase. The Abc method makes the initial character an
uppercase while the remaining characters are left as lowercase. The ABC method makes all characters of the
word uppercase.
T9 Predictive Text Input Method (T9 abc, T9 Abc, and T9 ABC)
This input method allows you to enter words with only one keystroke per letter. Each key on the keypad has
more than one letter; for example, pressing the
key can enter J, K, or L. However, the T9 method
automatically compares the series of keystrokes you make with an internal linguistic dictionary to determine the
most likely word, thus requiring far fewer keystrokes than the traditional Alphabetic mode. The T9 abc method
makes all characters lowercase. The T9 Abc method makes the initial character an uppercase while the
remaining characters are left as lowercase. The T9 ABC method makes all characters uppercase.
Numeric
This mode allows you to enter numbers.
Symbols
This mode allows you to enter symbols, such as punctuation marks.