Customizing Your Device
April 15, 2003
T-Mobile Sidekick Owner’s Manual
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AutoText
To help you type accurately, the AutoText screen includes rules that automatically correct common typing errors.
You can add to or discard rules that are included by default. To open the AutoText screen, do the following:
1
From the Jump screen, press
Menu
then select
Settings
.
2
On the Settings menu, rotate the wheel to highlight
AutoText
, then press the wheel to open the AutoText
screen:
3
If you want the first letter in new sentences to be capitalized automatically, rotate the wheel to highlight the
Capitalize first letter of sentences
check box, then press the wheel to select it (a check will appear in the
box).
4
If you want the replacement rules listed on the screen to be in effect, use the wheel to highlight then select
the
Automatic Word Replacement
check box.
5
To discard any of the replacement rules, rotate the wheel to highlight the rule, press
Menu
then select
Discard
[
]. You are prompted to confirm that you really want to remove the rule. Select either
Cancel
or
Discard
.
6
To add a new replacement rule, press
Menu
then select
New Rule
. The New Replacement Rule dialog box
opens:
Type the word or phrase that you commonly misspell in the first text box, then type the correct spelling in the
second box. For example:
Select
Done
[ ] to save the replacement rule, or
Cancel
if you don’t want to save it after all.
7
To return all AutoText settings to those set when you first received your device, press
Menu
then select
Restore Defaults
.
