Blackberry 9380 manual Undo a word substitution change, Create a word substitution entry

User Guide Typing

Your BlackBerry smartphone has built-in word substitution entries that correct common mistakes. For example, word substitution changes hte to the. You can create word substitution entries for your common typing mistakes or for abbreviations. For example, you might create a word substitution entry that replaces ttyl with talk to you later.

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Undo a word substitution change

If the word substitution feature changes a word that you don't want to change, you can undo the change.

When you're typing, tap the key twice.

Create a word substitution entry

1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.

2.Click Typing and Language > Word Substitution.

3.Press the key > New.

4.In the Replace field, type the text to replace.

5.In the With field, do one of the following:

•Type replacement text.

•To insert a macro (for example, the current date or time), press the key > Insert Macro.

6.Do one of the following:

•To capitalize the entry exactly as you typed it, change the Using field to Specified Case.

•To capitalize the entry according to the context, change the Using field to SmartCase.

7.In the Language field, change the language.

8.Press the key > Save.

Change or delete a word substitution entry

1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.

2.Click Typing and Language > Word Substitution.

3.Highlight a word substitution entry.

4.Press the key.

•To change the word substitution entry, click Edit. Change the entry. Press the key > Save.

•To delete the word substitution entry, click Delete.

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