Sony Ericsson T316 Cell Phone User Manual


 
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14 Getting to know your phone
The following example shows how to start writing a
text message:
To enter letters using T9 Text Input
1. Scroll to Messages, , Text, , Write new, .
2. For example, if you want to write “Jane”, 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 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 Edit word, .
2. Press repeatedly to delete one letter at a time.
Write the new word using multitap text input, .
The word is added to the dictionary. The next time you
enter the word you just added to the dictionary, it
appears as one of the alternative words.
3. Continue writing your message. See also “Sending text
messages” on page 44.
Tip: Press to enter a period. To enter other
punctuation marks, press and then
or
repeatedly. Press to accept and add a space.
Press and hold to select an input method for
the text you are currently writing.
The list of options
Press when writing to enter a list of options:
Add symbol – Symbols and punctuation marks are
shown. Move between symbols with the joystick.
Insert item – Add a picture, sound effect, melody or
animation to a message.
Edit word – For T9 Text Input only.
Edit the suggested word by using multitap text input.
Text format – Edit size, style, alignment or start a new
paragraph.
Language – Show the input language selected earlier.