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basics
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•
If you want a different word (such as 
Progress
), continue pressing keypad keys 
to enter the remaining characters.
•
Press 
1
 to enter punctuation or other 
characters.
tap mode
Press 
#
 in a text entry screen to switch to 
TAP
 
mode. If you do not see 
g
 or 
m
, press 
M 
> 
Entry 
Setup
 to set 
TAP
 mode as your 
Primary
 or 
Secondary
 
text entry mode.
To enter text in 
TAP
 mode, press a keypad key 
repeatedly to cycle through the letters and 
number on the key. Repeat this step to enter 
each letter.
For example, if you press 
8
 one time, your 
phone displays:
After 2 seconds, the character is accepted 
and the cursor moves to the next position.
numeric mode
In a text entry screen, press 
#
 to switch 
entry modes until the 
12
 (numeric) indicator 
displays.
Press keypad keys to enter the numbers you 
want. When you finish entering numbers, 
press 
#
 to switch to another entry mode.
OK
DELETE
Message
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Press 
OK
 to
accept &
store text.
Press 
DELETE
 to 
erase the 
character to left of 
insertion point.
Character
displays at
insertion
point.