Sanyo SCP-8100 manual Selecting a Character Input Mode, Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input

Selecting a Character Input Mode

Your phone provides convenient ways to enter words, letters, punctuation, and numbers whenever you are prompted to enter text (for example, when adding an Internal Phone Book entry).

1.When you display a screen where you can enter text, press the right softkey button.

2.Select a character input mode, highlight it and press .

T9 Word to enter characters using T9 Text Input (see below).

Alphabet to enter characters by tapping the keypad (see page 52).

SYMBOL to enter symbols (see page 53).

NUMBER to enter numbers (see page 53).

CANNED SUFFIX to enter a canned suffix (see page 53).

SMILEYS to enter smiley pictures (see page 53).

Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input

T9 Text Input lets you enter text in your phone by pressing keys just once per letter. (To select the T9 Word mode when entering text, see “Selecting a Character Input Mode” above.)

T9 Text Input analyses the letters you enter using an intuitive word database and creates a suitable word. (The word may change as you type.) If the word you want does not display after

you have entered all the letters, press to scroll through additional word selections. To accept a word and insert a space,

press .

If you make a mistake, press to erase a single character.

Press and hold to delete an entire entry.

Adding a Word to the T9 Database

If a word you want to enter does not display as an option when you are using T9 Text Input, you can add it to the database.

1.Select the Alphabet input mode. (See “Selecting a Character Input Mode” on the previous page.)

2.Enter the word using multi-tap text entry. (See “Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad” on the next page.)

Then press the right softkey, highlight T9 Word and press . The word will appear as an option the next time you scroll through options during T9 Text Input.

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