LG Electronics S5200 manual Entering text, Changing the text input mode

	General Functions
G en	Entering text
	You can enter alphanumeric characters by using the
e ra	phone’s keypad. For example, storing names in the
l	phonebook, writing a message, creating a personal
Fu n
	greeting.
c t i o	The following text input methods are available in the
n s	phone.
	T9 mode
	This mode lets you enter words with only one
	keystroke per letter. Each key on the keypad has more
	than one letter. The T9 mode automatically compares
	your keystrokes with an internal dictionary to
	determine the correct word, thus requiring far fewer
	keystrokes than the traditional ABC mode. This is
	sometimes known as predictive text.
	ABC mode
	This mode lets you enter letters by pressing the key
	labelled with the required letter once, twice, three or
	four times until the letter is displayed.

123 mode (Number mode)

Type numbers using one keystroke per number. To change to 123 mode in a text entry field, press the key until 123 mode is displayed.

Changing the text input mode

1. When you are in a field that	text input mode
allows characters to be
entered, you will notice the
text input mode indicator in
the top right corner of the
LCD screen.

2. Change the text input mode

by pressing . You can Options Insert check the current text input

mode in the top right corner of the LCD screen.

Using the T9 mode

The T9 predictive text input mode lets you enter words easily with a minimum number of key presses. As you press each key, the phone begins to display the characters that it thinks you are typing based on the built-in dictionary.

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