HTC AM171 manual Using the Phone Keypad, Using Multitap and T9 Modes, Multitap mode, T9 mode

48  Entering Text

4.4 Using the Phone Keypad

The Phone Keypad is a 12-key on-screen keypad that has a layout similar to mobile phone keypads, plus some additional keys. The Phone Keypad has large keys and enhanced input features such as T9 predictive input, which makes it faster for you to enter text in your messages and documents.

•Tap to enter letters or symbols.

•Tap and hold to enter a punctuation mark, symbol, or number that

appears on top of a key

•Tap to enter an uppercase letter.

•Tap twice to turn on Caps Lock.

Tap to toggle between using Multitap or T9 mode.

Displays the word candidate list in T9 mode. Tap a word to insert

it into your text. Tap to add a word to the T9 dictionary.

Tap to open the input settings.

Tap to delete the previous character.

Tap to create a new line.

Tap to open a keyboard layout that lets you easily enter numbers and symbols.  

See “Using Numeric and Symbol mode” for details.

Tip You can tap and hold to immediately open the numeric keyboard.

To enter text using the Phone Keypad

1.Start a program that accepts text input, such as Word Mobile.

2.Tap the Input Selector arrow, then tap Phone Keypad.

3.Start tapping keys on the keyboard to enter your text. To learn how to enter text using Multitap or T9 mode, see “Using Multitap and T9 modes” in this chapter.

4.5Using Multitap and T9 Modes

When using the on-screen keyboards, you can choose to enter text using Multitap or T9 mode.

Multitap mode

In Multitap mode (for Compact QWERTY and Phone Keypad), enter a character by tapping a key until the desired character is displayed on the screen.

•To enter the first letter that shows on a key, tap the key once. To enter the second letter, tap twice.

•To enter a punctuation mark, symbol, or number that appears on top of a key, tap and hold the key.

T9 mode

T9 is a predictive text input mode which displays a word candidate list as you enter the first few characters so you just select the word that you want.

To enter text using T9 mode

1.Start entering the first few letters of a word. As you enter each letter, predicted words will appear above the keyboard.

2.Tap the desired word to immediately insert it to your text.

Note Navigate through the word candidate list if there are more words to choose from.