General Functions

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Entering text

You can enter alphanumeric characters by using the

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phone’s keypad. For example, storing names in the

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phonebook, writing a message, creating a personal

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greeting.

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The following text input methods are available in the

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