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Select Text Entry Methods/Modes
Text Entry Methods
There are two ways to enter text
messages:
predictive text entry (default method)
regular text
To choose an entry method,
press the center key, then select
Messages
Create Message
Message
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Press Options, scroll to Text
Setup and press Select.
2
Scroll to Primary Text and
press Change to select
the entry method for the
primary text mode.
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For the language selected on your
phone there are three text
entry methods:
iTAP <language> – Predictive text,
where the phone predicts each word as
you enter it.
TAP <language> – Regular text, where
you must press a key to enter
each character.
Tap Extended – Same as TAP, but
special characters are available.
Scroll to the desired entry method and
press Select.
Here we will show you how to change
predictive text to regular text.
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Text Entry Modes
There are four text entry modes:
Primary – The text entry method
(iTAP, TAP, or Tap Extended) you
use most often.
Secondary – The text entry method
you use occasionally, or can be
set to no text entry method.
Numeric – Allows texting of
numbers only.
Symbol – Allows texting of
symbols only.
To set the text entry mode, start at any
text entry screen, press Options and
scroll to Change Text Mode #. Press
Select, scroll to the desired mode, and
press Select.
Tip: Press # to toggle between text
entry modes. The mode displays in the
upper left corner.
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