24 2A. Phone Basics
2. Press the corresponding alphabet keys to enter the word.
䡲 If you’re using the external keypad, you may need to press
repeatedly until the correct letter appears. For example, to
enter “Abc,” press once for “a,” twice for “b,” three
times for “c.”
Capitalization Options
The initial letters of words can be either uppercase or lowercase
depending on the capitalization setting or you can make all the
letters in a word uppercase. The lower right corner of the screen
shows the shift mode you are currently using.
䊳 From a text entry screen, press repeatedly to cycle
through following options:
䡲
abc
(Unshifted) to make all letters in a word lowercase.
䡲
Abc
(One-character-shifted) to capitalize only the first letter
of a word.
䡲
ABC
(Caps Lock) to make all letters in a word uppercase.
Setting Text Entry Options
The text entry options menu allows you to specify a suitable
feature during the text entry process.
1.
When entering text, press
OPTIONS
(right softkey)
>
Text Options
.
2. Highlight an option and press .
䡲
Word Complete
to suggest possible words based on letters
you have entered when the XT9 mode is enabled.
䡲
Next Word Complete
to automatically display the word that
may follow the current text input.
䡲
Phrase Complete
to set the phone to predict possible
sentence candidates after one word with a space is
entered.
䡲
Word Scan
to allow the predictive text input system to
recognize words by searching Contacts.
䡲
Word Choice List
to select whether to display the word
choice list.
䡲
Input Language
to select the language to enter (English or
Spanish).
䡲
My Words
to edit or delete custom words you have added to
the predictive text database.
●
Add Word
to store words that you frequently use.
Tip
If you change the letter capitalization in XT9 mode, the indicator
will change to
XT9word
>
XT9Word
>
XT9WORD
.