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14
Getting to know your phone
T9
™
Text Input
You can use T9 Text Input when writing, for example,
text messages and e-mail. The T9 Text Input method
uses a built-in dictionary to recognize the most
commonly used word for each sequence of key
presses. This way, you press each key only once, even
if the letter you want is not the first letter on the key.
The following example shows how to start writing a
text message:
To enter letters using T9 Text Input
1.
YES
,
,
YES
,
YES
.
2.
For example, if you want to write the word “Ericsson”,
press , , , , , , ,
.
3.
If the word shown is the one you want:
• press
to accept and add a space.
(To accept a word without adding a space,
press .)
If the word shown is not the one you want:
• press
repeatedly to view alternative words
(candidates). Accept a word and add a space by
pressing .
If you do not find the word you want by pressing
:
• press
to go to a list of options.
• Select
,
YES
.
• Delete the entire word by pressing
, or delete
one letter at a time by pressing and holding the
joystick to the right
,
and then
repeatedly.
• Write the new word using multitap text input and
press
YES
.
The word is added to the dictionary. The next time
you enter
,
,
, the word you just
added to the dictionary will appear as one of the
alternative words.
4.
Continue writing your message. See also “Sending text
messages” on page 48.
Tip:
Press
to enter a full stop. To enter other
punctuation marks, press
and then
repeatedly. Accept by pressing
.
Press and hold
to select an input method.