Entering Text - Motorola i576 User Manual

Entering Text

Selecting a Text Input Mode
Your phone provides convenient ways to enter letters,
numbers, and symbols whenever you are prompted to
enter text (for example, when adding a Contacts entry
or when composing text and multimedia messages).
To choose a text input mode:
At a screen requiring you to enter text, press M to
1.
change the text input mode.
2.
Select one of the following options:
to cycle through the alpha characters
Alpha
associated with the letters on the keypad. (See
page 22.)
to enter text using a predictive text system
Word
that reduces the number of key presses required
while entering a word. (See page 21.)
to enter punctuation and other symbols.
Symbols
(See page 23.)
to enter numbers by pressing the
Numeric
numbers on the keypad. (See page 23.)
to change the language of the text
Languages
input database (See page 22).
Add QNotes to enter preset messages (See
page 23). (You can also access Quick Notes by
pressing [left softkey] when beginning a
Qnotes
message.)
When entering text, press the # (Shift) key to
Tip
change letter capitalization (ABC > Abc > abc).
Entering Text Using Word Text Input
Word Text Input (T9) analyzes the letters on the keypad
buttons you press and arranges them to create words.
As you type, Word mode matches your keystrokes to
words in its database and displays the most commonly
used matching word. You can add your own words to
this database.
1.
Select the text input mode.
Word
2. Press the corresponding keys once per letter to
enter a word. (For example, to enter the word "Bill,"
press 2455.) (If you make a mistake, press
[left softkey] to erase a single character.
Delete
Press and hold Delete
entire word.)
Section 1B. Phone Basics
[left softkey] to erase an
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