Sony Ericsson K530i User Manual page 16

Entering letters
Enter letters in one of the following
ways (text input methods), for example,
when writing messages:
•
Multitap text input
•
T9™ Text Input
To change the text input method
•
Before, or when entering letters, press
and hold to change the method.
To change the writing language
•
Before, or when entering letters,
press and hold and select
another writing language.
Options when entering letters
• } More
for options when writing
a message.
To enter letters using multitap input
•
Press - repeatedly until the
desired character appears.
•
Press to shift between
upper-case and lower-case letters.
•
Press and hold -
numbers.
•
Press to delete letters
or numbers.
•
Press for the most common
punctuation marks.
•
Press to add a space.
14 Getting started
T9™ Text Input
The T9™ Text Input method uses
a built-in dictionary to recognize the
most commonly used word for each
sequence of key presses. This way,
you press each key only once, even
if the letter you want is not the first
letter on the key.
To enter letters using T9 Text Input
1 To enter text, you have to be in
a function where text input is possible,
for example, from standby select
Menu } Messaging } Write new
} Text
message.
2 For example, to write the word "Jane",
press
3 If the word shown is the one you want,
press
To accept a word without adding
a space, press
is not the one you want, press
or repeatedly to view alternative
words. Accept a word and add
a space by pressing
to enter
4 Continue writing the message.
To enter a punctuation mark, press
and then
press
, , , .
to accept and add a space.
. If the word shown
.
or repeatedly,
to accept and add a space.