Using Autotext - Blackberry 857 Installation And User Manual

Using AutoText

The handheld's AutoText function automatically replaces certain
text that you type with pre-programmed text. You can increase how
quickly you compose messages by using AutoText. By configuring
the default AutoText entries and adding new ones to meet your
specific needs, you can use AutoText to:
• Automatically correct commonly misspelled words.
• Automatically replace abbreviations and acronyms with
complete words.
• Automatically enter commonly-used strings of words into a
message by typing only one keyword.
• Automatically insert punctuation and symbols into your
message without using the
Note There are several shortcuts built into the AutoText function
for inserting macros into messages. These shortcuts
include inserting the time, date, etc. See page 85 for more
information on creating AutoText entries using macros.
How AutoText works
1. In the Home screen, scroll to the COMPOSE icon and click.
2. While composing your message in the To: screen, type the text
'hte'. The text 'hte' is a default AutoText entry that tells the
handheld to automatically replace the text with the correctly
spelled word 'the'.
Composing and sending messages — Using AutoText
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