Sony Ericsson T290a 15

	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:
1.	To enter letters using T9 Text Input
	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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