Text Entry
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3. Text Entry
Text can be entered in editing screens in two different
ways: by using T9
®
Predictive Text Input or basic text
input. The techniques for using these two methods
are discussed below.
T9
®
text input
T9
®
Predictive Text Input is an
intelligent editing mode for entering text
on a mobile phone. It allows you to enter
text more quickly by anticipating the
word you want to enter based on the
keys you have pushed. You press once on
the key corresponding to each letter needed to spell a
word and T9
®
suggests a word based on your
keystrokes. If several words are available, the first
word in the list is displayed and highlighted. Press
+
/
-
or
L
to browse the list and press
,
to insert the
word.
How to use it?
Letters and symbols represented by each key are as
follows:
Example: how to enter the word "home":
1.
Press
4 6 6 3
. The screen displays the
first word of a list:
Good
.
2.
Press
+
or
L
to scroll and select
Home
.
3.
Press
,
or
>
to confirm selection of the word
Home
.
Language
You can switch input language while writing a
message by long-pressing the
#
key. The available
languages will depend on where you purchased your
mobile phone.
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2
to
9
To key in letters.
L
or
+
/
-
To browse the list of candidate words.
>
1
,
Press any of the three keys to insert the
selected word followed by a space.
R
Short press to backspace, long press to
clear all text.
0
To shift letter case: Standard, lower or
UPPERCASE letters.
#
To view the table of symbols and
punctuation.
*
To shift mode from T9
®
to basic text
input to numeric.
