• Enter characters and numbers
You can enter any combination of numbers and letters into text messages,
phone book entries, or web addresses using the
and
modes.
The phone’s current mode is indicated in the upper left corner of the
screen. To enter a letter or number, press the key labeled with that letter
or number while in
or
mode.
Note: The default case in
mode is sentence case. Only the first
letter of each sentence is capitalized.
•
To enter a word, press any key once to insert the first letter on the key,
twice for the second letter, and so on.
•
Press
to enter a space between words.
•
Press
briefly while in
mode to enter a period (.). Press
repeatedly to bring up other characters.
•
Press and hold
to display special characters such as punctuation
marks, slashes, and more. More about this on the next page.
•
If you enter an incorrect character, press Clear to erase.
•
To erase more than one character, press Clear as many times as
necessary, or press and hold Clear to delete all characters.
Tip: Predictive text input is a faster way to write messages. See “Write
words with predictive text” on page 82 for more information.
Switch between ABC and 123 mode
The default is
mode, but you can switch modes easily.
At a text message or phone book entry, press and hold
until
the
icon in the upper left corner of the display switches to
(or vice versa).
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Switch between uppercase and lowercase
Press
to switch to and from uppercase to lowercase characters
while in
mode or while entering special characters.