METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENTERING ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTERS WITH ACCENTS OR EXTENSIONS INTO AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

A method and apparatus for entering an alphanumeric character with an accent or extension into an electronic device. A base character is entered into the device using a keypad, and the base character is then displayed on the device display. Next, a table that includes a plurality of accents or extensions is displayed for the user on the device display. The user then selects an accent or extension from the table that the user wishes to associate with the base character. After the selection of the accent or extension from the table by the user, the base character is replaced on the device display with a composite character that consists of the base character and the accent or extension selected by the user from the table.