Motorola VE20 manual Entering Characters Using Predict English Text Input

Entering Characters Using

Predict English Text Input

Predict English Text Input lets you enter text by pressing keys just once per letter.

Predict English Text Input uses an intuitive word database to analyze the letters you enter and create a suitable word. (The word may change as you type.)

1.Select the PredictEnglish Text input mode. (See page 29.)

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 =to erase a single character. Press and hold = to erase an entire word.)

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 selections. A pop-up list appears with the word selections.

3.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.

Tip	You can set your phone to automatically add a space
	after you accept a word completion by pressing
	Menu > Settings/Tools > Settings > Text Entry >
	Auto Space > On.
	To turn word completion on or off, press
	Menu > Settings/Tools > Settings > Text Entry >
	Word Completion > On or Off.

Adding a Word to the Predict Database

If a word you want to enter is not displayed as an option when you are using Predict English Text Input, you can add it to the database.

1.Select the Multi-Tapcharacter input mode. (See “Selecting a Text Input Mode” on page 29.)

2.Enter the word using multi-tap text entry. (See “Entering Characters Using Multi-Tap Mode” on page 31.) The word will appear as an option the

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