28 2A. Phone Basics

䡲Word Choice List to display the word choice list.
䡲Auto-Complete to show completed words or phrases
that match partial words or phrases you have
entered regardless of whether the ABC input mode
or the Predictive Text input mode is turned on.
䡲Help to view the Predictive Text instructions.
ABC Input Mode
In the ABC input mode, also known as multi-tap entry,
you press keys one, two, three, or four times to enter
the letters you see on the keypad. For example, press
once for “a,” twice for “b”, or three times for “c”; or
press once for “p,” twice for “q,” three times for “r,”
or four times for “s.”
1. Select the ABC input mode. (See page 26.)
2. Press the corresponding keys repeatedly until the
correct letter appears. (For example, to enter the
word “Bill,” press twice, three times,
three times, and three times again.) (If you
make a mistake, press to erase a single character.
Press and hold to erase an entire word.)
By default, the first letter of an entry is capitalized and
the following letters are lowercased. After a character is
entered, the cursor automatically advances to the next
space after two seconds or when you enter a character
on a different key.
Predictive Text Input
Predictive Text input, also known as T9 Text Input, lets
you enter text by pressing keys just once per letter. (To
select the Predictive Text input mode when entering
text, see page 26.)
Predictive 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 Predictive Text input mode.
2. Press the corresponding keys once per letter to
enter a word. A word choice list opens and shows
words starting with the letters you have entered
thus far. (For example, to enter the word “Bill,”
press .) (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 throu gh additio nal word selections. To accept a
word and insert a space, press or .