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T9 Mode
To type a word, press the keys corresponding to
the letters you need. Remember the following as
you are typing:
1. Press the keys on the phone just once per
desired letter. For example, to enter “Hello,”
press , , , ,
and .
2. The word you are typing appears on the
display. It may change with each key press.
3. Type to the end of the word before editing or
deleting any keystrokes.
4. Put a space between each word by pressing
.
If the word doesn’t display correctly, press
one or more times to display alternative word
choices for the keys you have typed.
Example: Both “Of” and “Me” use the
and
keys. The phone displays the
most commonly used choice first.
5. Continue entering the next word.
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Smart Punctuation
Periods, hyphens, and apostrophes are available
by pressing
. T9 applies rules of grammar to
insert the correct punctuation. Notice that
is
used twice in this example to display two
punctuation marks.
Including a Number
You can include a number between letters without
exiting the T9 input mode. Press and hold the
desired number key.
Changing the Case
Your phone offers three cases;
•
: initial letter is capitalized
•
: all letters are capitalized
•
: all letters are lower case
Press
one or more times to display the
appropriate case indicator, and begin typing
normally.
Erasing Letters and Words
Press
one or more times to erase letters to the
left. Press and hold
to erase all.
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