Word English Text Input analyzes the letters you enter using an intuitive word database and creates a suitable word. (The word may change as you type.)

To enter a word using Word English Text Input:

Select the Word English character input mode.

Press the corresponding keys once per letter to enter a word (for example, to enter the word “Bill,” press 2 4 5 5). (If you make a mistake, press Bto erase a single character. Press and hold Bto delete an entire entry.)

If the word you want is not displayed after you have entered all the letters, press the navigation key down to scroll through other word options. A pop-up list appears with the word options.

To keep this pop-up list from appearing,

press r> w Settings > Others > Text Input >

Word Pop-up List > Manual (rather than Automatic).

To accept a word and insert a space, press #.

—or—

To accept a word completion (such as “Billion” when you entered “Bill”), press the navigation key right.

To turn word completion on or off, press r

>w Settings > Others > Text Input

>Word Completion > On or Off.

Multi-Tap mode

To enter characters by tapping the keypad:

Select the Multi-Tap mode.

Press the corresponding keys repeatedly until the desired letter appears. (For example, to enter the word “Bill,” press 2 twice, 4 three times, 5 three times, and 5 three times again. If you make a mistake, press Bto erase a single

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Motorola C290 manual Multi-Tap mode, To keep this pop-up list from appearing