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Using the T9 Mode
The T9 predictive text input mode allows you to key
in any character using single keystrokes. This text
input mode is based on a built-in dictionary.
1. When you are in the T9 predictive text input
mode, start entering a word by pressing
keys
to
. Press each key only once for
one letter.
Example: To enter
Hello
in the T9 mode,
press
,
,
,
and
.
The word that you are typing appears in the
display. It may change with each key that you
press.
2. Enter the whole word before editing or deleting
the keystrokes.
3. If the word is correct, start entering the next
word.
Otherwise, press the
,
or
key
repeatedly to display alternative word choices
for the keys that you have pressed.
Example: Both
Of
and
Me
have the sequence
,
. The phone displays the
most commonly used choice first.
4. Complete each word with a space by pressing
the
key.
• To type words not found in the T9 mode, change
the text input mode to the upper/lower-case
character input mode.
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• To enter full stops, hyphens or apostrophes, press
the
key. The T9 mode applies grammar rules
to ensure that the correct punctuation is used.
Example:
is used twice to display two
punctuation marks:
• To change the case in the T9 mode, use the
key. There are two cases:
Lower case
Upper case
• You can move the cursor by using the and
keys. To delete letters, press the
key. Press
and hold down the
key to clear the display.
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