Siemens A57 Compose a message, Text entry with T9, Setup, Text menu, 16Messages (SMS), T9 word suggestions, Write text fragments, Select input language

16Messages (SMS)

Compose a message

§Menu§ ¢ Messages ¢ New SMS ¢ write text ¢ A¢ Q/ J(enter phone number or select from Phonebook)

¢§OK§

The SMS is sent to the service centre for transmission.

Text menu

§Options§ Open the text menu.

Write text fragments

¢ ¢

¢ <New entry> ¢ J(write text fragment) ¢§Save§

§Menu§ Messages Predefined text

J(write message text) ¢ §Options§ ¢ Insert text ¢ G(select text fragment from the list) ¢ §Select§Use text fragments

The text fragment is inserted into the text to the left of the cursor.

Text entry with T9

T9 deduces the correct word from the individual key entries by making comparisons with an extensive dictionary.

Setup

§Menu§ ¢ Messages ¢ Text input

Activate, deactivate T9

§Menu§ ¢ Messages ¢ Text input ¢ T9 preferred ¢ §Change§ (activate or

deactivate T9)

Select input language

Select the language in which you want to compose your message.

§Menu§ ¢ Messages ¢ Text input ¢ Input language ¢ §Select§ (the new language can

be selected)

Create a word using T9

The display changes as you proceed. Therefore, it is best if you finish a word without looking at the display.

Simply press the keys once only where the relevant letter is located. For "hotel", for example:

Press briefly for T9Abc then

46835and 1(the blank ends a word).

Do not use special characters such as Ä but rather use the standard characters, e.g. A; T9 will do the rest for you.

Additional notes
0	Setting a full stop. Word is ended
	when followed by a blank space.
	Within a word, a full stop repre-
	sents an apostrophe or hyphen:
F	e.g. §provider.s§ = provider’s.
	Press scroll key at the bottom to
	end a word.
	Press briefly: Switch between:
	abc, Abc,T9abc, T9Abc, T9ABC, 123.
	Status indicator in the top line of
	the display.
	Press and hold: All input modes
*	are displayed.
	Press briefly: Select special char-

acters (p. 17).

Press and hold: Open the input menu (p. 17).

T9 word suggestions

If several options are found in the dictionary for a key sequence (a word), the most

probable is displayed first. The word must be §highlighted§. Then press ». The dis-

played word is replaced with a different word. If this word is also incorrect, repeat until the correct word is displayed.

To add a word to the dictionary, select §Spell§. Now write the word without

T9-support and accept with §Save§ into the dictionary.