LG GT550 User Manual page 29

Messaging
Entering text
There are five ways to enter text:
Keypad, Keyboard, Handwriting-
Screen, Handwriting-Box,
Handwriting-Double Box.
You can chose your input method
by tapping and Input method.
Tap the screen once, the
keyboard appears.
Touch to turn on T9
predictive text.
You can choose writing
languages.
Tap to change numbers,
symbols and text keypad.
Use to scroll through the
different keyboard types in each
text entry mode (for example,
capitals or lowercase).
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T9 predictive
In T9 mode you will see .
T9 mode uses a built-in dictionary
to recognise words you're writing
based on the key sequences you
touch. Simply touch the number
key associated with the letter you
want to enter, and the dictionary
will predict the word you want
to use.
For example, press 8, 3, 5, 3, 7,
4, 6, 6, 3 to write 'telephone'.