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7. Enter letters and 
numbers
You use the phone’s keys to enter letters and numbers into your phone.
Note: For text messages and calendar notes, you can use predictive text 
input, which sounds complex but is actually simple and fast. This 
method is covered in “About predictive text input” on page 78.
• Enter letters
When you want to add new names or when you view 
names in the phone book, your phone automatically 
switches to the ABC mode. In ABC mode, your phone 
displays the   icon.
• Press a key once or several times to enter the letter(s) you want.
For example, press the 2 key three times to enter the letter C. 
Key Characters Key Characters
1 .,’?!-1 7 PQRS7
2 ABC2 8 TUV8
3 DEF3 9 WXYZ9
4 GHI4 0 Enters an empty space or 0
5 JKL5 * Special characters