LG GU285 | User Guide
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Messaging
Entering text
You can enter alphanumeric
characters using the phone’s keypad.
For example, storing names in
Contacts, writing a message and
creating scheduling events in the
calendar all require entering text.
The following text input methods are
available in the phone: T9 mode, Abc
mode, and 123 mode.
Note: Some fi elds may allow only
one text input mode (e.g. telephone
number in address book fi elds).
To turn on T9 mode in the text entry
fi eld, choose Options, select T9 on
or simply press
and hold for
seceral seconds. with T9 on, you can
switch text input mode by pressing
. You will notice the text input
mode indicator in the upper left
comer of the display.
Camplete each word with a space by
pressing 0.
To delete a character, press
key.
T9 predictive mode
T9 predictive mode uses a built-in
dictionary to recognise words you’re
writing based on the key sequences
you press. Simply press the number
key associated with the letter you
want to enter, and the dictionary
will recognise the word once all the
letters are entered. For example,
press 8, 3, 5, 3, 7, 4, 6, 6, 3 to write
‘telephone’.
To input a symbol in the text entry
fi eld, press the
key and select
a symbol, then select OK.
Text input mode using the
keypad
When you want to enter text, for
example when writing a If you are
entering a number, for example when
making a call, the keypad number
keys will default to numbers.