Text entry
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Text entry
This section gives detailed instructions for entering names, numbers, messages,
and other information into your phone.
•
“The phone book” on page 28 tells you how to use and manage names
and numbers.
•
“Text messages” on page 77 tells you how to send, receive, and manage
mobile messages.
• ENTERING LETTERS AND NUMBERS
Depending on the kind of information you are entering (names, numbers, or text),
you can enter information into your phone in three ways:
• ABC AND 123 METHODS
You can enter any combination of numbers and letters into phone book entries,
Web addresses, and more using the ABC and 123 methods. When writing messages
and notes, predictive text is available. See “Predictive text” on page 24 for
more information.
Method
Icon
Description
Function
ABC
All uppercase letters
Entering text. You can switch the
case by pressing the
#
key.
All lowercase letters
Sentence style letters
(first letter
capitalized-default)
123
Numbers
Entering numbers. You can
switch to number mode if you
press and hold the
#
key.
Predictive
text
Predicts text as you
write