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Changing the Text Input Mode
When you are in a field that allows characters to be
entered, you will notice the text input mode indicator in
the display.
To select...
Then press the
soft key
until...
Upper-case characters
is displayed. See page 46.
Lower-case characters
is displayed. See page 46.
Numbers only
is displayed. See page 47.
The T9 mode
is displayed. See page 44.
Using the T9 Mode
The T9 predictive text input mode allows you to key in
any character using single keystrokes. This text input
mode is based on a built-in dictionary.
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1. When you are in the T9 predictive text input mode,
start entering a word by pressing keys
to
.
Press each key only once for one letter.
Example: to enter
HELLO
in the T9 mode, press
, , , and .
The word that you are typing appears in the display. It
may change with each key that you press.
2. Type to the end of the word before editing or deleting
any keystrokes.
3. If the word is correct, start entering the next word.
Otherwise, press
,
or
repeatedly to
display alternate word choices for the keys that you
have pressed.
Example:
OF
and
ME
both share the sequence
,
. The phone displays the most
commonly used choice first.
4. Complete each word with a space by pressing
the
key.
• To type words not found in the T9 mode, change the
text input mode to the upper/lower-case character
input mode.
DEF
MNO
MNO
JKL
JKL
DEF
GHI
WXYZ
ABC
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Text input mode
indicator
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