2. A mobile computing device having telephone functionality for providing one or more alternate symbols associated with a base symbol, the mobile computing device comprising: a display; a memory; a processor coupled to the display and the memory; a user input mechanism; and a computer program stored in the memory, the computer program including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the mobile computing device to: receive, through the user input mechanism, a request to display the base symbol for insertion at a cursor location; receive, through the user input mechanism, a request to display the one or more alternate symbols associated with the base symbol, wherein the one or more alternate symbols are accented versions of the base symbol; display the one or more alternate symbols and the base symbol at the same time on the display; and responsive to a user selection of one of the displayed alternate symbols, replace the base symbol with the selected alternate symbol.
9. The mobile computing device of claim 2 , wherein execution of the instructions to display the one or more alternate symbols on the display causes the computing device to: display a menu in a portion of the display, the menu including the one or more alternate symbols.