Unless your phone contains a full keyboard similar to what you find on a computer, you must change the phone’s settings from alphabetical to numeric before you can enter numbers into a text message. This is necessary for entering multiple numbers, such as when entering a phone number. The method to access the numeric option in text messages varies depending on the keyboard of your cell phone.
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Digital Phone Keypad
Step 1
Press “Menu” on the cell phone to navigate to the main menu.
Step 2
Press the button on the cell phone that corresponds to “Text messages” or “Messages.” Many categories appear.
Step 3
Choose the option “Text message” or “New message”. A screen with a blank text message will appear.
Step 4
Press the button that corresponds to the option “Settings” or “Message settings.”
Step 5
Use the arrows on the cell phone to highlight the “Text” category. Then select “Numbers”, “Numeric”, “123” or a similar category. Press “Accept”. The text message settings will have changed from alphabetic to numeric.
Phone keypad
Step 1
Open the phone, if necessary, to access the cell phone keypad.
Step 2
Press “Menu” on the cell phone to navigate to the main menu.
Step 3
Press the “Messages” or “Text messages” button. Then select the option “New message” or “Text message”. A screen with a blank text message will appear.
Step 4
Press the “Symbol” or “Numbers” button on the keyboard. This button is likely to be a different color than the other keys and is located near the “Shift” or “Caps” key. After pressing the button, the cell phone will have changed from alphabetical to numeric.
Step 5
Find the number keys on the keyboard. All 10 keys share a button with 10 letters. Press one of the keys and the number will appear in the message. Repeat steps 4 and 5, if needed, until you finish entering numbers.