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Phone Basics
1. Select the Word text input mode.
2. Press the corresponding keys once per letter to
enter a word. (For example, to enter the word “Bill,”
press 2455.) (If you make a mistake, press
Delete [left softkey] to erase a single character.
Press and hold Delete [left softkey] to erase an
entire entry.)
3. To accept a word and insert a space, press #.
4. If the word that appears is not the desired word,
press the navigation key up or down to change the
word on the display to the next most likely word in
the database. Repeat until the desired word
appears.
Adding a Word to the Database
If a specific word is not displayed as an option when
you are using Word, add it to the database.
1. Select the Alpha text input mode. (See “Selecting a
Text Input Mode” on page 16.)
2. Enter the word. (See “Entering Text Using Alpha
Mode” on page 17.)
3. Select the Word text input mode.
The word will appear as an option the next time you
scroll through options during Word Text Input.
To change the text input settings:
1. On a text entry screen, press /.
2. Select Text Input Settings.
3. Select your Primary Input and Secondary Input
language, and whether you want Complete Word
and Word Predict features to be on or off.
Entering Text Using Alpha Mode
1. Select the Alpha mode. (See “Selecting a Text Input
Mode” on page 16.)
2. Press the corresponding keys once per letter to
enter a word. (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 Delete (left softkey) to erase a single
character. Press and hold Delete (left softkey) to
erase an entire entry.)
Tip: You cannot store alphanumeric combinations such
as Y2K.