User's Manual

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Section 6: Text Input
This section guides you through the steps needed to
use the keypad for text input.
You can enter letters, numbers, and symbols using
several entry modes: T9 (English), Abc, Symbols, and
Number. Not all options are available for every text
entry screen. An indicator for the current entry mode
displays at the bottom right of the text entry screen
when you are entering letters and numbers. These
options are available whenever you are prompted to
enter text (for example, within either Contacts entry
or Text/Picture Messaging).
To select an entry mode:
䊳 From a text entry screen, select Options (Right
Option Button) then select from one of the
following options:
• T9(English) to enter text using the phone’s built-in
“prediction system,” reducing the number of keys
needed to enter a word (see page 22).
•Abc to navigate through the series of keypad-specific
characters (see page 23).
•Symbols to enter symbols (see page 23).
• Number to enter numbers by pressing the numbers
on the keypad (see page 23).
•Autotext to enter pre-programmed messages (see
page 23).
• Recent msg to enter a message from a list of
previous messages (see page 24).
•Emoticons to enter different Emoticons (see
page 24).
• Text options to configure any of these options: Auto
Capital, Used word Dic., Display Cand., Prediction
Start, Dual Language, Insert Space, Next word Pred.,
and Word Compl (see page 24).
Entering Text
Entering Characters Using T9 Input Mode
T9 mode uses a built-in dictionary to select a word
based on the letters you've entered. A word can be
entered more quickly by pressing each key once per
character. If both the Prediction Start and Display
Candidate text options are enabled, do not type out
the entire word, but rather, scroll through the list of
words provided and select the word you want.
1. Press Options (Right Option Button) then select
T9(English) from the list. The T9 word icon then
displays at the bottom right of the screen.
2. For each letter of the word, press the
corresponding number key once. For example,
to enter the word “any,” press: , ,
.
Note: When entering text in this mode, press to cycle the
letter capitalization ( T9word ➔ T9Word ➔ T9WORD )
used on the current word.
3. If the word doesn't match, press to look
at other word matches currently found within
the current dictionary.