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Entering Characters Using Predictive English Text Input, A: Phone Basics

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Phone Basics Entering Characters Using Predictive English Text Input Predictive English Text Input lets you enter text into your phone by pressing keys just once per letter. Predictive English Text Input analyzes the letters you enter using an intuitive word database and creates a suitable word. (The word may change as you type.) To enter a word using Predictive English Text Input: 1. Select the Predictive English character input mode. (See "Selecting a Character Input Mode" on page 38.) 2. Press the corresponding keys once per letter to enter a word (for example, to enter the word "Bill," press 2455). (If you make a mistake, press B to erase a single character. Press and hold B to delete an entire entry.) If the word you want is not displayed after you have entered all the letters, press the navigation key down to scroll through other word options. A pop-up list appears with the word options. 3. To accept a word and insert a space, press #. -or- To accept a word completion (such as "Billion" when you entered "Bill"), press the navigation key right. Tip: To turn word completion on or off, press M > Settings > Others > Text Input > Word Completion > On or Off. You can set your phone to automatically add a space after you accept a word completion by pressing M > Settings > Others > Text Input > Auto Space > On. Section 2A: Phone Basics 39

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Section 2A: Phone Basics
39
Phone Basics
Entering Characters Using Predictive English Text
Input
Predictive English Text Input lets you enter text into your
phone by pressing keys just once per letter.
Predictive English Text Input analyzes the letters you enter
using an intuitive word database and creates a suitable word.
(The word may change as you type.)
To enter a word using Predictive English Text Input:
1.
Select the
Predictive English
character input mode. (See
“Selecting a Character Input Mode” on page 38.)
2.
Press the corresponding keys once per letter to enter a
word (for example, to enter the word “Bill,” press
2455
). (If you make a mistake, press
B
to erase a
single character. Press and hold
B
to delete an entire
entry.)
If the word you want is not displayed after you have
entered all the letters, press the navigation key
down
to
scroll through other word options. A pop-up list appears
with the word options.
3.
To accept a word and insert a space, press
#
.
—or—
To accept a word completion (such as “Billion” when you
entered “Bill”), press the navigation key right.
Tip:
To turn word completion on or off, press
M
> Settings > Others
> Text Input > Word Completion > On
or
Off
.
You can set your phone to automatically add a space after
you accept a word completion by pressing
M
> Settings
> Others > Text Input > Auto Space > On
.