User manual

20 Text or number entry
5 • Text or number entry
Text can be entered in editing screens in two different
ways: by using T9
®
predictive Text Input, or basic
text input. Two other modes for numbers and
punctuation marks, are also available. Icons appearing
on the screen show the active text mode.
What is it?
T9
®
predictive Text Input is an
intelligent editing mode for messages,
including a comprehensive dictionary.
It allows you to quickly enter text. Press
only once on the key corresponding to
each letter needed to spell a word:
keystrokes input are analysed and the word suggested
by T9
®
is displayed in the edit screen. If several words
are available according to the keys used, the word you
entered is highlighted: press
> to browse the list
and to choose from those proposed by the T9
®
built-
in dictionary (see example below).
How to use it?
Alphabets and symbols represented by each key are as
follows:
Example: how to enter the word «home»:
1. Press 4 6 6 3 . The screen displays
the first word of a list:
Good .
2. Press > to scroll and select Home .
3. Press , to confirm selection of the word
Home .
T9® text imput
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2 to 9 To key in letters.
< or > To browse the list of candidate words.
,
To confirm entry.
c Short press to clear one entry, long
press to clear all text.
0
Shift from standard, to lower, to
upper case.
*
Shift from basic mode to numeric
typing mode.
#
Shift to symbols and punctuation
mode.