User Guide

48 Section 2A: Phone Basics
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Show after wait to select how many seconds the
phone should wait to display the word choice list.
For more information aboutT9 Text Input, visit the Tegic Web
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www.T9.com.
Entering Characters Using Alphabet Mode
To enter characters using Alphabet Mode (multi-tap key entry):
1. Select the Alphabet mode. (See “Selecting a Character
Input Mode” on page 44.)
2. Press the corresponding key repeatedly until the correct
letter appears. For example, to enter the word “Bill,”
press twice, three times, three times,
and three times again. If you make a mistake, press
to erase a single character. Press and hold to erase
an entireword.
By default, the first letter of an entry is capitalized and the
following letters are lowercased. After a character is entered,
the cursor automatically advances to the next space after two
seconds or when you enter a character on a different key.