Text or number entry 11
4 • Text or number entry
Text can be entered in editing screens in two different
ways: by using T9
®
predictive Text Input, or basic
text input. Two other modes for numbers and
punctuation marks, are also available. Icons appearing
on the screen show the active text mode.
What is it?
T9
®
predictive Text Input is an
intelligent editing mode for messages,
including a comprehensive dictionary.
It allows you to quickly enter text. Press
only once on the key corresponding to
each letter needed to spell a word:
keystrokes input are analysed and the word suggested
by T9
®
is displayed in the edit screen. If several words
are available according to the keys used, the word you
entered is highlighted: press
0
to browse the list
and to choose from those proposed by the T9
®
built-
in dictionary (see example below).
How to use it?
Alphabets and symbols represented by each key are as
follows:
Example: how to enter the word «home»:
1.
Press
4
6
6
3
The screen displays the
first word of a list:
Good
.
2.
Press
0
to scroll and select
Home
.
3.
You can press either
1
or
,
to confirm
selection of the word
Home
. Pressing
>
also
confirms selection of the word and inserts a
space, ready for the next word of your message.
T9® text input
Tegic Euro. Pat.
App. 0842463
2
to
9
To key in letters.
0
Short press to browse the list of
candidate words, long press to
browse back.
1
To confirm entry.
c
Short press to clear one entry, long
press to clear all text.
#
Shift from standard, to lower, to
upper case.
*
Shift from basic mode, to numeric or
to punctuation typing mode.
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