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Using the T9 Input Method
T9 Predictive Text input method is based on a built-in dictionary.
Enter a Word in T9 Mode
1.
In T9 method, begin entering a word by pressing the
through
keys. Press each key only once for
each letter. The built-in dictionary lists words that match
the keystrokes you have entered.
Example: To enter “Hello”, press
,
,
,
,
The word that you are typing displays on the screen. It may
change with each key that you press.
2.
Enter the whole word before editing or deleting the
keystrokes.
3.
When the word displays correctly, go to step 4.
If the word doesn’t display correctly, press the
key
to display alternative word choices for the keys that you
have pressed.
Example:
Both “Of” and “Me” use the
and
keys. The phone
displays the most commonly used choice first.
4.
Insert a space by pressing the
key and start entering
the next word.
Add a New Word into the T9 Dictionary
1.
After pressing the keys corresponding to the word you
want to add, press the
key to display the alternative
words.
2.
When the last alternative word displays,
Spell
displays.
Press the
Spell
soft key.
3.
Enter the word you want to add using the ABC mode.
4.
Press the
Add
soft key or the
key.
The word is added to the T9 dictionary and becomes the
first word for the associated keypress series.
Note:
This feature may not be available for some languages.
•
To enter periods, hyphens, colons, or parenthesis, press and hold the
key to access the symbols popup menu.
•
T9 mode applies grammar rules to ensure that correct punctuation is
used.
