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Using T9
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Text Input
As you compose email or enter street and Web addresses on your Nextel phone,
you will need to type words, numbers and symbols. Your Nextel data-capable
phone has embedded software, called T9 Text Input, that makes typing on a
phone keypad much like typing on a computer keyboard: it eliminates the
traditional “multi-tap” method of text entry. As you type, you press only one key
per letter. T9 Text Input matches your keystrokes to words in its linguistic
database of approximately 60,000 words and proper names. You may also store
additional words you frequently use in your own User Database, which is
incorporated into the T9 database.
Entering Characters, Numbers and Symbols
In applications that require text input, such as Hotmail, Two-Way Messaging,
Address Book, and Search, there are four text entry modes available: Word,
Alpha, Number, and Symbol.
WORD or word—activates single-key-press T9 Text Input.
ALPHA or alpha—activates standard keypad text entry called
“multi-tap”.
NUM—allows entry of keypad numbers.
SYM—allows entry of punctuation symbols such as “@” or “?”.
The menu option in the lower right corner of the phone screen indicates your
current text entry mode. If the option is “word,” you are in T9 Text Input mode.
To change text entry modes, press the right
o
until you see the desired text
entry mode.
T9 Navigation Keys
Your phone keys assume different functions while in T9 Text Input mode just as
they did when in Net mode. The following keys will be instrumental while using
T9:
Backspace/Erase: Press
once to backspace or to erase a single
character. Press and hold to erase the entire message.
Space: Press
once to accept a word and insert a space when entering
text.
Next: Press
0
to display more words that match the keystroke sequence you
entered. Words that you have added to your User Database will begin appearing
after words stored in the T9 Database.
5
Scroll to highlight the service you wish to access and press
o
under
“OK”, or press the number shown to the left of your desired selection to
automatically jump to that service.
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You may press
m
(the Mode key) at any time to return to another mode
such as Phone mode, Private mode or Group mode.
