User's Manual

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ENTERING TEXT
To store names and email addresses in the Phone Book, write SMS text
messages, use the Scratchpad or use the Internet services, you will enter
and edit text in the display.
In the text input screen, select from two modes:
• Alpha -- to enter alpha characters
• T9 -- to enter alpha characters using quick T9 Text Input
Press and hold to switch between the modes.
These icons appear in the text input screen:
> The upper and lower case icons appear both in Alpha mode and T9
mode.
T9
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Text Input Method
There are two methods for entering characters and numbers. In the con-
ventional alpha method, you keep pressing each key until the desired letter
appears. This can be cumbersome when entering a lot of text. For a quick
text entry method, use T9 Text Input to press each key just once to allow
the T9 software to assemble the word for you. The T9 database ranks
words by common usage so one entry gives the choice of several words.
To use T9 Text Input mode:
Alpha mode
Upper case
Upper case text can be entered
Alpha mode
Lower case
Lower case text can be entered
T9
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Text Input mode Enter text with one key press per
character
1
To enter a word, press each key containing the desired letters
only once.
Be sure to type the entire word first before editing.
2
Check to see if the desired word appears. If it does, press
to enter a space and continue entering text.
3
If the desired word is not displayed, press to cycle to other
word choices.
4
If the desired word doesn’t appear, press to change to
the alpha mode to enter the word.
5
Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to insert characters or
make corrections.