Blackberry P'9981 manual Typing input methods, Change options for typing input methods

User Guide Typing

Do any of the following:

•To type the first letter on a key, press the letter key once.

•To type the second letter on a key, press the letter key twice.

•To type the third letter on a key, press the letter key three times.

•To type the fourth letter on a key, press the letter key four times.

For example, to type run, you would press the R key three times, the U key twice and the N key twice.

Typing input methods

Change options for typing input methods

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

2.Click Typing and Input > Typing.

3.For a keyboard, click Advanced Style Options.

4.Change the options.

5.Press the key > Save.

Change your typing style

You can change how your BlackBerry smartphone recognises what you type by selecting a typing style.

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

2.Click Typing and Language > Typing.

3.For a keyboard, do one of the following:

•To turn off all typing assistance, change the Style field to Direct.

•To set your smartphone to suggest word predictions as you type, change the Style field to Predictive.

4.Press the key > Save.

Type text using the predictive input method

When you are typing text, do any of the following:

•To select the highlighted suggestion and start typing a new word, press the key on the keyboard.

•To select the highlighted suggestion and continue typing, click the word.

•To ignore the suggestions, keep typing.

Find more information about typing in other languages

You can learn to type in other languages such as Chinese and Thai by reading the Typing Guides that are available online. Visit www.blackberry.com/go/docs and search for the Typing Guide in your language.

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