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Typing English Words
To type a word, press keys corresponding to the letters
you need. Remember the following as you are typing:
1. Press keys on the handset just once per desired
letter. For example, to enter ‘hello’, press ,
, , , . .
2. The word you are typing appears in the display. It
may change with each key you press.
3. Type to the end of the word before editing or
deleting any keystrokes.
4. Complete each word with a space by pressing .
If the word that appears in the display is not the word
that you desire, press one or more times to
display alternate word choices for the keys you have
typed. (For example, ‘of’ and ‘me’ both shares the
sequence , .
The phone displays the most commonly used choice
first.)
To type words not found in the phone database,
change the text input mode to English mode. Words
typed in English mode are automatically added to the
phone database so you can type them using Quick
English mode the next time.
Upper Case Letters
There are three shift states: Lower Case (no shift
indicator), Initial Cap ( indicator appears), and Caps
Lock ( indicator appears). Press one or more
times to display the appropriate shift indicator, and
begin typing normally.
Scrolling
• To view your message without moving the cursor,
press the volume keys on the left side of the phone.
• To move the cursor left or right through your text
message, press
and then press left/right soft
key.
• To scroll through alternate word choices for the keys
you have entered, press .
Clearing Letters and Words
Press one or more times to remove letters to the
left. Press and hold to erase entire words.
Shift indicator
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