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Using T9 Text Input
Using T9 Text Input
Your i55sr phone has embedded software, called T9® Text Input, that makes typing on a phone keypad much like typing on a computer keyboard: it eliminates the traditional
T9 Text Input is available when you are typing information into your Phonebook and Datebook.
T9 Text Input Entry Modes
Four text entry modes are available in T9 Text Input: Alpha, Word, Symbols, and Numeric. When you are using T9 Text Input, an icon in the top right corner of your phone’s display screen (next to the battery strength indicator icon) indicates the T9 Text Input entry mode you are using:
Icon | T9 Entry Mode | Used For... |
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w | Alpha | Standard |
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| text entry. |
# | Word | Entering words and |
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| punctuation with one key- |
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| press per character. |
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! | Symbols | Entering punctuation and |
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| symbols such as “@” or “?”. |
, | Numeric | Entering keypad numbers. |
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When you are using Phonebook or Datebook, you select your text entry mode from a menu available whenever the phone is displaying a screen that requires you to enter text (for example, the Name: screen or Title: screen).
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