T9™ Text Input

You can use T9 Text Input when writing, for example, text messages and email. The T9 Text Input method uses

a built-in dictionary to recognize the most commonly used

word for each sequence of key presses. This way, you press each key only once, even if the letter you want is not the first letter on the key.

Note: A language must be selected to be able to use the T9 Text Input method.

To turn T9 Text Input on or off

Note: You can toggle T9 Text Input on/off by pressing

and holding .

The following example shows how to start writing a text message:

To enter letters using T9 Text Input

1.Scroll to Messages, YES, Text, YES, Write New, YES.

2.For example, if you want to write “lane”, press ,

, , .

3.Press or repeatedly to view alternative words (candidates).

4.If the word shown is the one you want:

•press to accept and add a space

•press or YES to accept without a space.

If the candidates do not include a word you want, you can add a new word to the list during selection.

Note: To enter a digit while typing text, press and hold the digit key. For example, to enter a ‘5’, press

and hold .

To add a word to candidates

1.Scroll to a similar candidate to the word you want to add,

press , select Spell Word, YES.

2.Press repeatedly to delete one letter at a time. Write the new word using multitap text input, YES. The word is added to the dictionary. The next time you enter the word you just added to the dictionary, it appears as one of the alternative words.

3.Continue writing your message. See also “Sending text messages” on page 45.

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