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Phonepad, Using the Phonepad, To enter text using the Gesture input function

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To enter text using the Gesture input function 1 When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard, slide your finger from letter to letter to trace the word you want to write. Lift up your finger when you've finished entering a word. 2 The phone suggests a word based on the letters you have traced. If necessary, select the correct word in the candidate bar. To view more options, scroll right or left in the word candidate bar. If you cannot find the desired word, tap once to delete the entire word. Then try again to trace the word using Gesture input, or tap each letter to enter the word. 3 If the Space between gestures setting is activated, trace the next word that you want to enter. If not, tap the space bar and then trace the next word you want to enter. To enter joined compound words when the Space between gestures setting is activated, you may need to slide to enter the first part of the word, then tap each letter to enter the rest of the word. Phonepad The Phonepad is similar to a standard 12-key telephone keypad. It gives you predictive text and multi-tap input options. You can activate the Phonepad text input method via the keyboard settings. The Phonepad is only available in portrait orientation. Using the Phonepad ' .' -' ABC DEF ? 1 GHI JKL MNO ! 2 PQRS TUV WXYZ 8 3 123 4 5 67 1 Choose a text input option 2 Change the character case and turn on the caps lock 3 Display numbers 4 Display symbols and smileys 5 Enter a space 6 Open the input settings menu to change, for example, the Writing languages. This key also changes the writing language when more than one input language is selected. 7 Enter a carriage return or confirm text input 8 Delete a character before the cursor All illustrations are for illustration purposes only and may not accurately depict the actual phone. To open the Phonepad for the first time 1 Tap a text entry field, then tap , or touch and hold selected more than one input language. 2 Tap Keyboard layout and select an option. if you have already Once you've chosen the keyboard layout option, you can simply activate the Phonepad by tapping a text entry field. 28 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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To enter text using the Gesture input function
1
When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard, slide your finger from letter to
letter to trace the word you want to write. Lift up your finger when you’ve finished
entering a word.
2
The phone suggests a word based on the letters you have traced. If necessary,
select the correct word in the candidate bar. To view more options, scroll right or
left in the word candidate bar. If you cannot find the desired word, tap
once to
delete the entire word. Then try again to trace the word using
Gesture input
, or
tap each letter to enter the word.
3
If the
Space between gestures
setting is activated, trace the next word that you
want to enter. If not, tap the space bar and then trace the next word you want to
enter.
To enter joined compound words when the
Space between gestures
setting is activated, you
may need to slide to enter the first part of the word, then tap each letter to enter the rest of
the word.
Phonepad
The Phonepad is similar to a standard 12-key telephone keypad. It gives you predictive
text and multi-tap input options. You can activate the Phonepad text input method via
the keyboard settings. The Phonepad is only available in portrait orientation.
Using the Phonepad
1
7
8
’
’
’
.
-
ABC
DEF
?
JKL
MNO
GHI
!
TUV
WXYZ
PQRS
5
123
3
4
6
2
1
Choose a text input option
2
Change the character case and turn on the caps lock
3
Display numbers
4
Display symbols and smileys
5
Enter a space
6
Open the input settings menu to change, for example, the
Writing languages
. This key also changes the
writing language when more than one input language is selected.
7
Enter a carriage return or confirm text input
8
Delete a character before the cursor
All illustrations are for illustration purposes only and may not accurately depict the actual
phone.
To open the Phonepad for the first time
1
Tap a text entry field, then tap
, or touch and hold
if you have already
selected more than one input language.
2
Tap
Keyboard layout
and select an option.
Once you’ve chosen the keyboard layout option, you can simply activate the Phonepad by
tapping a text entry field.
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This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.