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Entering Text
You can enter text, numbers, and symbols into your
handset using Alpha, Word, Numeric, or Symbol text
input modes.
When you access a screen that requires you to enter
text, you start in the mode last used.
To choose a text input mode:
1 At a screen that requires you to enter text, press
m
.
2 Select the text input mode you want to use. A
checkmark appears next to the current mode.
Using Word Mode
In Word mode, T9 Text Input analyzes the letters on
the keypad button you press and arranges them to
create words. As you type, T9 Text Input matches
your keystrokes to words in its database and displays
the most commonly used matching word. You can
add your own words to this database.
Entering a Word
1 Select Word as your text input mode.
2 Type a word by pressing one key for each letter.
For example, to type “test” press
8
3
7
8
.
The displayed word may change as you type it. Do
not try to correct the word as you go. Type to the
end of the word before editing.
3 If the word that appears is not the desired word,
press
0
to change the word on the display to the
next most likely word in the database.
Repeat until the desired word appears.
If the desired word does not appear, you can add it to
the database.
Adding Words to the Database
1 Select Alpha as your text input mode.
2 Type the word using Alpha mode.
l
Alpha — Press a key several times for each
character.
j
Word — Press a key once for each letter while
words likely to be the one you want are chosen
from a database.
i
Symbols — Enter punctuation and other
symbols.
k
Numeric — Enter numbers.
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