Write text
Learn how to write using your phone.
Write text using the on-screen keypad
Learn how to write using the on-screen keypad.
Use the on-screen keypad
To open the traditional alphanumeric keypad, turn the phone to portrait mode.
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1 — Close key
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2 — Character keys
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3 — Smiley key - This may not be available in all languages.
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4 — Space key
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5 — Shift key - Change the character case. This may not be available in all languages.
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6 — Input options key - Switch predictive text input on or off, change the writing language, or switch to the on-screen keyboard.
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7 — Symbol key - Type in a special character.
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8 — Character/number mode key - Switch between characters and numbers.
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9 — Backspace key - Delete a character.
Swipe down on the keypad. You can also select and hold the close key.
Turn the phone to landscape mode.
Use the on-screen keypad
To open the on-screen keypad when writing text, turn the phone to portrait mode.
Type in a character
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Select a character key repeatedly until the character is shown. There are more characters available than are shown on the key.
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If the next letter is on the same key, wait until the cursor is shown, then select the key again.
Select 
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When predictive text is off, select three times.
Select 
, then select the number.
Select the sym key, then select the special character.