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 48.
Tip: Press 
to enter a period. To enter other
punctuation marks, press 
and then 
or 
repeatedly. Press 
to accept and add a space.
Press and hold 
to select an input method for the text you are currently writing.
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