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Phone Basics
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Phone Basics
enter text (for example, when adding a Contacts entry or when
sending text messages).
To change the character input mode:
1.
When you display a screen where you can enter text,
Press the right softkey
for
Options
.
2.
Select a character input mode:
•
T9 (English)
to enter characters using predictive
T9 Text Input (see page 24).
•
Alpha
to enter characters by tapping the keypad
(see page 25).
•
Symbol
to enter symbols (see page 26).
•
Number
to enter numbers (see page 26).
Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input
T9 Text Input lets you enter text in your phone by pressing keys just
once per letter. (To select the
T9 (English)
mode when entering text,
see “Selecting a Character Input Mode” above.)
T9 Text Input analyzes the letters you enter using an intuitive word
database and creates a suitable word. (The word may change as you
type.) If the word you want does not display after you have entered all
the letters, press
to scroll through additional word selections.
To accept a word and insert a space, press
.
If you make a mistake, press
to erase a single character.
Press and hold
to delete an entire entry.
To enter text using T9:
1.
From the text entry screen (for example, a new event in
scheduler), press the right softkey
for
Options
and
select
T9 (English)
.
2.
Use your keypad to enter the new event. (For example, to
enter “Meeting”, press
once,
twice,
once,
once,
once, and
once.)