Entering Text
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To enter a word in T9 mode:
1. When you are in T9 mode, start entering a word by pressing the 2
to 9 keys. Press each key only once for each letter.
Example
: To enter “HELLO” in T9 mode, press the 4, 3, 5, 5 and 6
keys.
The word that 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 the keystrokes.
3. When the word displays correctly, go to step 4.
If the word displayed is not the one you want, press the
0
key or the
Up or Down key repeatedly to display alternative word choices for the
keys that you have pressed.
4. Insert a space by pressing the key and start entering the next
word.
To add a new word into the T9 dictionary:
1. After pressing the keys corresponding to the word you want to
add, press the 0 or Down key to display the alternative words.
2. When you press the 0 or Down key on the last alternative word,
the display shows Add on the bottom line. Press the Add soft key.
3. If necessary, clear the word using the C key and enter the word
you want using Alphabet mode. See page 48.
4. Press the OK soft key.
The word is added to the T9 dictionary and becomes the first word
for the associated keypresses.
♦To enter periods, hyphens or apostrophes, press the 1 key. T9
mode applies grammar rules to ensure that the correct punctuation
is used.