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Using the traditional text input method requires that you press
some keys more than once. For example, to enter the letter “c”,
you must press
2 2 2
. When using predictive text input, your
phone “guesses” which word you are typing, requiring that you
press a key only once for each letter you enter.
Writing words
When you begin editing a message, the predictive text icon
( ) appears at the top of the display, indicating that the
phone is in predictive text input mode (the default mode).
If the icon does not appear, predictive text input has been
deactivated. To turn it on, press
Options
,
Dictionary
, then
choose the desired input language.
To write a word, press each key only once for each letter
of the word. For example, to write
hello
, press
4 3 5 5 6
.
The characters that you enter appear underlined. The word
changes after each keystroke, so try not to pay attention to
how the word appears on the display until you have pressed
all the appropriate keys.
When you finish writing the word, check to ensure that the
word is correct. If the word is correct, enter a space (press
) and write the next word. If the word is incorrect and
is underlined, press repeatedly until the desired word
appears, OR press
Options
,
Matches
. Your phone displays a
list of words. Choose a word from the list, then press
Use
,
OR, press to exit and return to the message editor.
If the
?
character appears after the word, there are no more
words in the dictionary that correspond to your key presses.
At this point, you can add the word to the dictionary by
pressing
Spell
.
Writing compound words
To quickly write a compound word (for example, bluejay):
1
Write the first part (
blue
).
2
Press (do not enter a space). The underline
disappears from the first part.
3
Write the second part (
jay
).