Using T9® Text Input
Choosing a Text Entry Mode on Boost Wireless Web
When you are using Boost Wireless Web services, T9 Text Input becomes available whenever you access a screen that requires you to enter text. The right display option on your phone’s screen indicates your current T9 Text Input text entry mode:
•ALPHA and alpha for Alpha mode
•WORD or word for Word mode
•SYM1, SYM2, SYM3, or SYM4 for Symbols mode
•NUM for Numeric mode
To change text entry modes, press B under text entry mode until the desired mode displays.
NOTE: The rest of the instructions for using T9 Text Input apply only to entering text in applications other than Boost Wireless Web applications (for example, Phonebook or Datebook).
Choosing a Text Entry Mode
You can select your text entry mode from a menu available whenever the phone displays a screen that requires you to enter text (for example, the Name screen or Title screen).
To choose a text entry mode:
1From any screen that requires text input (except Memo), press m to access the Entry Method menu.
A check mark appears next to the current text entry mode. When you access a screen that requires text input, the default text entry mode is Alpha.
2Press S to scroll to the desired T9 Text Input text entry mode.
3Press B under SELECT.
The phone returns to the text entry screen. An icon displays indicating the active text entry mode.
NOTE: The Memo feature accepts only numeric input.
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