Sony Ericsson T290a Cell Phone User Manual


 
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14 Getting to know your phone
T9
Text Input
You can use T9 Text Input when writing, for example,
text messages and email. The T9 Text Input method uses
a built-in dictionary to reco
gnize the most commonly used
word for each sequence of ke
y presses. This way, you
press each key only once, even
if the letter you want is
not the first lette
r on the key.
Note: A language must be selected to be able to use the
T9 Text Input method.
To turn T9 Text Input on or off
Note: You can toggle T9 Text Input on/off by pressing
and holding .
The following example show
s how to start writing
a text message:
To enter letters using T9 Text Input
1. Scroll to Messages
,
YES
, Text,
YES
, Write New
,
YES
.
2. For example, if you want
to write “lane”, press ,
, , .
3.
Press
or
repeatedly to view alternative words
(candidates).
4. If the word shown is
the one you want:
press to accept and add a space
press or
YES
to accept without a space.
If the candidates do not include a word you want,
you can add a new word to the list during selection.
Note: To enter a digit while
typing text, press and
hold the digit key. For example, to enter a ‘5’, press
and hold .
To add a word to candidates
1. Scroll to a similar candidate to
the word you want to add,
press , select
Spell Word
,
YES
.
2.
Press repeatedly to de
lete one letter at a time.
Write the new word using multitap text input,
YES
.
The word is added to the di
ctionary. The next time you
enter the word you ju
st added to the dictionary, it appears
as one of the alternative words.
3. Continue writing your message.
See also “Sending text
messages” on page 45.