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Example: When you write a text message, the
following screen displays:
Q
uickly Changing the Text Input Mode
Using T9 Mode
To type a word in the T9 mode:
1. Start entering the word by pressing the keys
2 to 9. Press each key only once for each
letter.
Example
: To enter “hello” in the T9 mode,
press 4, 3, 5, 5 and 6.
The word you are typing appears on the
display. It may change with each key that you
press.
2. Enter the whole word before editing or
deleting any keystrokes.
To select the Press the OK key until
T9 mode displays. See page 32.
The letter after T9 indicates
which language you are
using.
ABC mode displays. See page 34.
Number mode displays. See page 35.
Symbol mode displays. See page 35.
Text input mode
indicator
To switch between the Press and hold the
Number and previous
mode
key.
Symbol and previous
mode
key.
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3. If the word is correct, start entering the next
word. Otherwise, press the 0 key to display
alternative word choices for the keys that you
pressed.
Example
: Both “of” and “me” have the
sequence of 6 and 3. The phone displays the
most commonly used choice first.
4. Put a space between words by pressing the
key.
5. Continue entering any other words in the T9
mode.
If Spell appears above the left soft key while you
are entering text, the word does not exist in the
T9 dictionary. To type words not found in the T9
mode, change the text input mode to the ABC
mode, or proceed as follows:
1. Press the Spell soft key.
2. Enter the word you want to add using the ABC
mode (see page 34) and press the Add soft
key.
The word is saved in the T9 dictionary and
inserted in the input field.
3. Continue entering other words in the T9
mode.
Smart Punctuation
To enter periods, hyphens or apostrophes, press
the 1 key. The T9 mode applies rules of grammar
to insert the correct punctuation.
Example
: The 1 key is used twice to display two
punctuation marks.
Changing the Case
To change the case of the next letters that you
type, press the key. There are three cases:
• Lower Case ( )
•Initial Capital ( )
•Capital Lock ( )
Scrolling
To move the cursor to the left or right within the
text, press the or key.
Clearing Letters and Words
To delete letters, press the C key. Press and hold
down the C key to clear the display.
l e t ’ s e a t .
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