Typing Input Methods - Blackberry PEARL 9100 User Manual

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Typing input methods

Switch typing input methods when you are typing
You can switch between the SureType input method and multi-tap input method.
When you are typing, press the
Change your typing style
You can change how your BlackBerry® device recognizes what you type by selecting a typing style.
1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2. Click Typing and Input > Typing.
3. For a keyboard, do one of the following:
• To set your device to suggest word predictions as you type, change the Style field to Predictive.
• To set your device to type the first letter on a key when you press a key once and type the second letter on the key
when you press the key twice, change the Style field to Multitap.
4. Press the
key > Save.
SureType technology and multi-tap input methods
About SureType technology and multi-tap
You can type on your BlackBerry® device using the SureType® input method or multi-tap input method.
SureType technology combines a traditional phone-style key layout with a familiar computer-style letter layout that is designed
to provide a quick and comfortable typing and dialing experience.
SureType technology is designed to predict words as you type them. When you use SureType technology, you press the letter
key for each letter in a word only once until the word appears in a list that appears on the screen. When you use multi-tap, you
press a letter key once to type the first letter on the key and twice to type the second letter.
SureType technology is the default typing input method for most fields. Multi-tap is the default typing input method for phone
number and password fields.
About SureType technology and multi-tap
You can type on your BlackBerry® device using the SureType® input method or multi-tap input method.
SureType technology is designed to predict words as you type them. When you use SureType technology, you press the letter
key for each letter in a word only once until the word appears. When you use multi-tap, you press a letter key once to type the
first letter on the key, twice to type the second letter, and so on.
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key > Enable <typing input method>.
Typing