Sony Ericsson C905a User Guide - Page 19

Entering Text, To enter text using T9™ Text Input

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Entering Text You can use multitap text input or T9™ Text Input to enter text. The T9 Text Input method uses a built-in dictionary. To change text input method • When you enter text, press and hold down . To shift between capitals and lowercase letters • When you enter text, press . To enter numbers • When you enter text, press and hold down - . To enter periods and commas • When you enter text, press . To enter a symbol 1 When you enter text, select Options > Add symbol. 2 Scroll to a symbol and select Insert. To enter text using T9™ Text Input 1 From standby select, for example, Menu > Messaging > Write new > Message. 2 If is not displayed, press and hold down to change to T9 Text Input. 3 Press each key only once, even if the letter you want is not the first letter on the key. For example, to write the word "Jane", press , , , . Write the whole word before looking at the suggestions. 4 Use or to view suggestions. 5 Press to accept a suggestion. To enter text using multitap 1 From standby select, for example, Menu > Messaging > Write new > Message. 2 If is displayed, press and hold down to change to multitap text input. 3 Press - repeatedly until the desired letter appears. 4 When a word is written, press to add a space. To add words to the built-in dictionary 1 When you enter text using T9 Text Input, select Options > Spell word. 2 Write the word using multitap input and select Insert. Getting started 17 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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Entering Text
You can use multitap text input or T9™
Text Input
to enter text. The T9 Text
Input method uses a built-in dictionary.
To change text input method
When you enter text, press and hold
down
.
To shift between capitals and lower-
case letters
When you enter text, press
.
To enter numbers
When you enter text, press and hold
down
.
To enter periods and commas
When you enter text, press
.
To enter a symbol
1
When you enter text, select
Options
>
Add symbol
.
2
Scroll to a symbol and select
Insert
.
To enter text using T9™ Text Input
1
From standby select, for example,
Menu
>
Messaging
>
Write new
>
Message
.
2
If
is not displayed, press and hold
down
to change to T9 Text Input.
3
Press each key only once, even if the
letter you want is not the first letter on
the key. For example, to write the word
“Jane”, press
,
,
,
.
Write the whole word before looking at
the suggestions.
4
Use
or
to view suggestions.
5
Press
to accept a suggestion.
To enter text using multitap
1
From standby select, for example,
Menu
>
Messaging
>
Write new
>
Message
.
2
If
is displayed, press and hold down
to change to multitap text input.
3
Press
repeatedly until the
desired letter appears.
4
When a word is written, press
to
add a space.
To add words to the built-in dictionary
1
When you enter text using T9 Text
Input, select
Options
>
Spell word
.
2
Write the word using multitap input and
select
Insert
.
Getting started
17
This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.