16
Entering Text
Know Your Device
Learn how to select the desired
text input method when entering
text and characters. This section
also describes how to use the
T9 predictive text system to
reduce the key strokes required
to enter text.
Text Input Methods
Text input can either be Alphabetic or Predictive. To
switch between the two methods while entering text,
press
Options
>
Predictive text on/off
.
Note
: The
Predictive text
option indicates the input
method you wish to switch to, not the current method.
For example,
Predictive text on
means that you are
currently using Alphabetic input and want to switch to
Predictive text.
ABC (Alphabetic) Input Method (abc, Abc,
and ABC)
Use this input method to enter letters by pressing
the key labeled with the letter you want. Press the
key repeatedly until the desired letter, character, or
number displays.
The
abc
mode makes all characters of the word
lowercase. The
Abc
mode makes the initial
character an uppercase while the remaining
characters are lowercase. The
ABC
mode makes all
characters of the word uppercase. The
123
mode
only allows numbers to be entered.
T9 Predictive Text Input Method (T9Eab,
T9EAb, and T9EAB)
Use this input method to enter words with only
one keystroke per letter. Each key on the keypad
has more than one letter; for example, pressing
the
5
key can enter J, K, or L. However, the
T9 method automatically compares the series of
keystrokes you make with an internal linguistic
dictionary to determine the most likely word or
words, thus requiring far fewer keystrokes than the
Alphabetic method.
The
T9Eab
mode makes all characters lowercase.
The
T9EAb
mode makes the initial character an
uppercase while the remaining characters are left as
lowercase. The
T9EAB
mode makes all characters
uppercase. The
123
mode only allows numbers to
be entered.
Note
: The
E
in
T9E
indicates English and
F
is for
French.
Changing the Text Input Method
When you are in a field that holds characters
(such as in a text message), the text input method
indicator displays. Use the following steps to change
the text input method:
1. Press
Options
>
Predictive text on/off
.
2. After you have selected an input method, press
the
Pound
key to switch between the
capitalization and numeric modes.
Entering Text
