Samsung SPH-M320, User Manual

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Phone Basics
Section 2A. Phone Basics 31
Entering Text Using T9 Text Input
T9 Text Input lets you enter text by pressing keys just
once per letter. (To select the T9 Word mode when
entering text, see “Selecting a Text Input Mode” on
page 30.)
T9 Text Input uses an intuitive word database to
analyze the letters you enter and create a suitable
word. (The word may change as you type.)
1.
Select the
T9(English)
text input mode.
2.
Press the corresponding keys once per letter to
enter a word. (For example, to enter the word “Bill,”
press
) (If you make a mistake,
press to erase a single character. Press and
hold to erase an entire word.)
䡲
To get the uppercase
B
in the above example,
press until the text input mode has cycled to
Word
. This keeps the word with only an initial
uppercase.
䡲
If the word you want is not displayed after you
have entered all the letters, press and hold
to then display additional word selections with
each consecutive press of
.
䡲
To accept a word and insert a space, press .
Adding a Word to the T9 Database
If a word you want to enter is not displayed as an
option when you are using T9 Text Input, add it to the
database by selecting the Alpha mode.
1.
Select the
Alpha
text input mode. (See “Selecting a
Text Input Mode” on page 30.)
2.
Enter the word using ABC Mode. (See “Entering
Text Using Alpha Mode” on page 32.) The word
will appear as an option the next time you scroll
through options during T9 Text Input.
For more information about T9 Text Input, visit the
Nuance Web site at
www.nuance.com/T9/textinput/
.
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