Sony Ericsson W595C and holding, Stroke input, Chinese input, •Stroke input, •Pinyin input, Getting started, General instructions, the keys – . The Wild Card

Multitap input only applies when Latin characters are selected as writing language.

To add words to the built-in dictionary1When you enter text using T9 Text Input, select Options > Spell word.2Write the word using multitap input and select Insert.Chinese input

This mobile phone has different input methods for entering Chinese characters:

•Stroke input•Pinyin input

You can use these methods, for example, to enter Chinese names and Chinese short messages.

Switching between Chinese input methods

In the Chinese editing mode, you can select and switch quickly to another input method by pressing

and holding .General instructions

Regardless of which input method you choose, your phone has a function to speed up the entry of Chinese characters. Whenever you enter a stroke or a Pinyin

letter, a candidate row of the most frequently used characters containing that stroke or relating to that letter appears at the bottom of the screen.

If the character you want is not displayed in the candidate row, press to present another candidate row. Continue pressing until the character you want is displayed. Alternatively, you can enter the next stroke or Pinyin letter and a new set of characters will immediately be displayed in the candidate row. To go back to the previous row, press . To select a character in the candidate row, press the navigation key or press and hold the key corresponding to the number above the character you want to enter.

Stroke input

A Chinese character is built up of strokes. There are more than 30 basic strokes, which are grouped into

5 stroke categories. Each category is represented on the keypad by one ofthe keys – . The Wild Cardkey , is used when you are not sure of which stroke to use.

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