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Entering Text using XT9
XT9 is a predictive text entry mode that recognizes common 
words matching the sequence of your key presses and 
inserts the most common word into your text. XT9 Word 
requires only one key press per letter of the word, and is 
much faster than traditional text entry.
Tip: XT9 is available for English, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
1. To switch to T9 Word mode, press the   
Left Soft 
Key
 Entry Mode  ➔ XT9 Word.
2. Press the key for each letter only once. As you press 
keys, XT9 displays matching  words. If the correct word 
displays, press the 
Directional Key to accept it and start 
entering the next word.  3.
While entering text, use these special keys:
Enter all the letters of a word before editing or deleting 
characters. Press the 
 Clear Key to backspace and clear 
one character, or press and hold to clear an entire word.
Press   to switch between XT9 Word (initial case), XT9 
word
 (lower case) and XT9 WORD (upper case).
Press   to enter a space.
Press   once to enter a period. 
						

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Entering Text using Abc/ABC/abc Mode
Abc mode is standard text entry mode for mobile telephones, 
and is the default text entry mode when using the external 
keypad.
1. To switch to Abc mode, press the   
Left Soft Key 
Entry Mode ➔ Abc.
2. Press the appropriate key once for the first letter on the 
key, twice for the second letter, three times for the third 
letter, and four times for the fourth letter. When the 
correct letter displays, pause briefly to advance to the 
next letter, or press another key.
3. While entering text, use these special keys:
Press the  Clear Key to backspace to clear one character. 
Press and hold to clear an entire word.
Press   to switch between Abc (initial case), abc (lower 
case) and ABC (upper case).
Press   to enter a space.
Press   once to enter a period, twice for “@”, three 
times for a question mark “?”, and four times for an 
exclamation mark “!”.
Entering Symbols
Use Symbols mode to enter common symbols into a text 
field. 1. To switch to 123 mode, press the   
Left Soft Key 
Entry Mode ➔ Symbols.
2. The first of 3 
SYMBOLS pages displays. Press the   
Left Soft Key Prev to move to the previous page. Press 
the  
Right Soft Key Next to move to the next page.
3. Use the   
Directional Key to scroll through the 
symbols on a 
SYMBOLS page to highlight a symbol, 
then press the 
 Center Select Key OK to insert it. 
– or –
Press the key for the number corresponding to a 
symbol. 
						

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Entering Smileys
Use Smileys mode to enter smiley symbols into a text field.1. To switch to 123 mode, press the   
Left Soft Key 
Entry Mode ➔ Smileys.
2. The 
Smileys page displays.
3. Use the   
Directional Key to scroll through a 
Smileys page to highlight a Smiley, then press the 
 Center Select Key OK to insert it into your text.
– or –
Press the key for the number corresponding to a 
Smiley.
Entering Numbers
Use 123 mode to enter numbers into a text field. 1. To switch to 123 mode, press the   
Left Soft Key 
Entry Mode ➔ 123.
2. Press the appropriate key for each number. Press the 
 
Clear Key to backspace to clear one number. 
Press and hold to clear multiple numbers in a string.
Using Quick Text
Quick Text are pre-loaded phra ses that you can insert into 
your messages, or create your own phrases.
1. While entering text, press the   
Left Soft Key Entry 
Mode
  ➔  Quick Text.
2. Use the   
Directional Key to highlight a phrase, 
then press the 
 Center Select Key OK to insert it. 
						

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Managing Quick Text
Edit or delete Quick Text phrases, create your own phrases, 
and set the order phrases appear in the Quick Text list.1. While entering text, press the   
Left Soft Key Entry 
Mode
  ➔  Quick Text.
2. To erase a phrase, highlight the phrase, then press the 
 
Left Soft Key Erase.
3. For other options, press the   
Right Soft Key Options:
To enter a new phrases, select New, then enter the phrases 
and press the 
 Center Select Key SAVE.
To edit a phrase, highlight a phrase and select Edit, then make 
changes and press the 
 Center Select Key SAVE.

To change the order phrases appear in the Quick Text list, 
highlight a phrase and select 
Move, then use the Directional 
Keys
 to move the phrase to a new position in the list. Press the 
 Center Select Key SAVE to set the new list order. 
						

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Section 6:  Messaging
This section explains how to send and receive messages, 
and other features and func tionality associated with 
messaging.
Types of Messages
Your phone supports these types of messages:
Te x t  M e s s a g e s: Send and receive simple messages containing 
text to other mobile phones or Email addresses (also known as 
SMS).
Multimedia Messages: Send and receive text messages with 
attached pictures, video, and/or sound to other mobile phones or 
email addresses (also known as MMS).
Voicemail: Retrieve voice messages from callers.
Mobile Email: Send and receive email from your email accounts.
Using the QWERTY Keyboard
For fast and easy messaging, use the QWERTY keyboard:
Open the phone to access the QWERTY keyboard in landscape 
mode. For more information, see 
“Accessing the QWERTY 
Keyboard”
 on page 61.
Use the QWERTY keyboard to create and send messages. For 
more information, see 
“Using the QWERTY Keyboard” on 
page 61.
Note: Instructions for creating and sending messages are 
described using the QWERTY keyboard, unless 
otherwise stated in the procedure. 
						

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Special Messaging Features
Your phone includes special features to make messaging 
easy.
New Message Key
Use the   New Message Key on the QWERTY keyboard to 
quickly open a new message, right from the Home screen, or 
from other applications like Contacts, My Pictures or My 
Sounds. For more information, see  “New Message Key” on 
page 27.
Quick Reply
While viewing a message, you can just begin entering text to 
create a quick TXT message.
QWERTY Action
You can set the QWERTY Action setting to automatically open 
a new Text Message when yo u open the phone and begin 
entering characters. For more information, see  “QWERTY 
Action” on page 156.
Group Messaging
When you address a message to multiple recipients, you can 
use the Group Messaging option to choose how replies to 
your message are handled. 
For more information about co nfiguring Group Messaging, 
see  “Messaging Settings”  on page 88.
Individual Messages: Replies are treated as “Blind Copy”, 
where recipients can’t see others on the To: list, and replies come 
only to you.
Group Conversation: Replies are treated as “Reply All”, where 
all the recipients can see the entire To: list, and recipient’s replies 
go to all recipients with compatible devices in the original To: list. 
						

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Creating and Sending Text Messages
Your phone supports Text Messages, simple messages 
containing text, which can be sent to other mobile phones, or 
to an Email address (also known as SMS). 
Note: This procedure uses the QWERTY keyboard and 
command keys. Rotate the phone and slide it open to 
access the QWERTY keyboard.
1. From the Home screen, press the   
Left Soft Key 
Message
  ➔ New Message.
– or –
From the Home screen, press the   
New Message 
Key.
2. At the 
NEW TEXT MSG screen, enter up to 20 recipients 
in the 
To :  fields:
Press the  Right Soft Key Add to select recipients 
From Contacts, Recent Calls, Favorites, or Groups.
Use the QWERTY keyboard to enter a recipient’s phone 
number, contact name, or Email address. As you enter text, 
matching contacts display in a list. Use the 
Directional Keys to 
highlight a contact, then press the 
Center Select Key OK. 
While entering recipients into the 
To : field, press the Left Soft 
Key
 to switch between Abc, ABC and Symbols text entry 
modes, or choose 
Domain Extensions.
3. Use the  Directional Keys to move to the Te x t : 
field to compose your message. For more information 
about entering text, see  “Entering Text” on page 61.
4. While entering text, press the   
Right Soft Key 
Options for options (available options depend on the 
recipient list and text already entered):
: Add media or content to the message to convert it to 
Multimedia (MMS). For more information about creating and 
sending Multimedia messages, see 
“Creating and Sending 
Multimedia Messages”
 on page 73.
 Group Conversation/Individual Message: If you have multiple 
recipients in the To: field, choose whether recipients can reply 
with 
Individual Messages (only to you), or Group 
Conversation
 (to entire recipient list).
 Save As Draft: Save a copy of the message in Drafts. 
						

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 Insert Quick Text: Choose pre-entered phrases to add to 
your message. Press the 
Left Soft Key Erase to delete a 
highlighted Quick Text, or press the 
Right Soft Key Options to 
create New Quick Text, or to 
Edit or Move (change list order) 
the highlighted Quick Text.
: Copy text. Use the Directional Keys to highlight text for 
copying, then press the 
Center Select Key DONE.
: Insert previously-copied text into the message.
 Add Subject: Add a subject field, which also converts the 
message to Multimedia (MMS). For more information about 
creating and sending Multimedia messages, see 
“Creating 
and Sending Multimedia Messages”
 on page 73.
 Priority Level: Set the urgency, to High or Normal.
 Callback #: Include a callback number with the message. By 
default, this is your mobile telephone number, or you can enter 
a different number. In Message Settings, you can set a default 
callback number to be included in all messages.
 Cancel Message: Cancel the message, with the option to 
save it in Drafts.
5. To send the message, press the  Center Select Key 
SEND, or press the   Send Key.
Creating and Sending Multimedia 
Messages
Note: Available in the Verizon Wireless Enhanced Services 
Area.
Your phone supports Multimedia Messages (MMS), text 
messages with attached pictures or video, which can be sent 
to other mobile devices, Email addresses, or to your Online 
Album or Blogs.
All messages start as Text Messages, and you convert them 
to Multimedia by adding a subject, or by attaching media or 
content. After adding content or media to convert the 
message to multimedia, you can go back to the To: fields to 
address the message 
To Online Album or To Blogs.
Note: This procedure uses the QWERTY keyboard and 
command keys. Rotate the phone and slide it open to 
access the QWERTY keyboard. 
						

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From the Home screen, press the   
Left Soft Key 
Message
  ➔ New Message.
– or –
From the Home screen, press the   
New Message 
Key.
2. At the 
NEW TEXT MSG screen, enter up to 20 recipients 
in the 
To :  fields:
Press the  Right Soft Key Add to select recipients 
From Contacts, Recent Calls, Favorites, or Groups. If you 
added content or media to convert the message to multimedia 
(see step 4), you can also choose
 To Online Album, or To  
Blogs
.
Use the QWERTY keyboard to enter a recipient’s phone 
number, contact name, or Email address. As you enter text, 
matching contacts display in a list. Use the 
Directional Keys to 
highlight a contact, then press the 
Center Select Key OK. 
While entering recipients into the 
To : field, press the Left Soft 
Key
 to switch between Abc, ABC and Symbols text entry 
modes, or choose 
Domain Extensions.
3. Use the  Directional Keys to move to the Te x t : 
field to compose your message. For more information 
about entering text, see  “Entering Text” on page 61.
4. To convert the message to Multimedia, press the 
 
Right Soft Key Options, then select Attach:
: Select a picture from My Pictures.
 Take Picture: Launch Camera to take a new picture.
: Select a video from My Videos.
: Capture a new video to attach.
: Share your current location, an address, a Favorite 
saved location, or place of interest.
: Select sound, from pre-loaded sounds, sounds you 
recorded previously, or record a new sound to attach.
 Record Sound: Record a new sound to attach.
: Attach your Name Card, or Contact Record(s).
 Calendar Event: Attach an event from Calendar.
Tip: After adding content or media to convert the message to 
multimedia, you can move back to the To: fields to 
address the message To Online Album or To  B l o g s. 
						

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5.
Choose other options for the message:
: View the message before sending.
 Save As Draft: Save a copy of the message in Drafts.
 Add Slide: Insert a new slide for a new picture.
 Priority Level: Set the urgency, High or Normal.
 Remove Picture: Delete the picture from the current slide.
 Remove Slide: (if more than one slide is attached) Delete the 
current slide from the message.
 Cancel Message: Cancel the message, with the option to 
save it in Drafts.
6. Use the Directional Keys to move to the Sound: field to 
add a sound, if desired.
7. Use the 
Directional Keys to move to the Name Card: field 
to add a name card, if desired.
8. Use the 
Directional Keys to move to the Subject: field to 
enter a subject for the message, if desired.
9. Use the 
Directional Keys to move to the Calendar Event: 
field to attach a Calendar Event to the message, if 
desired.
10. To send the message, press the 
 Center Select Key 
SEND, or press the   Send Key.
Receiving Messages
When you receive a message, you can choose to:
View Now: Open the message for viewing.
View Later: Dismiss the alert, and save the message in the 
Messages folders. For more information, see 
“Message 
Folders”
 on page 78.
Reject: If you have disabled the Multimedia Auto Receive setting, 
reject the message. The message is not saved to Messages. For 
more information, see 
“Messaging Settings” on page 88.
Tip: If you want to control when  you download multimedia 
content, you can disable Multimedia Auto Receive.