Entering Text - Sony Ericsson P900 User Manual

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Settings
For settings that are application-specific, tap
the application menu bar. For generic settings, go to
.
Panel

Entering text

Entering text with the Flip closed
With the Flip closed, you use the keypad keys to enter text, for
example, when writing a text message. When you press a key, a
pre-edit box with the different characters on that key is shown in
the title area:
If the same key is pressed again, the next character in the pre-
edit box will be selected.
The key deletes the character to the left of the cursor. If
continuously pressed, the key deletes several characters and
then whole words.
Types of text input
There are four text input types:
• Abc – initial uppercase letter, the rest lowercase. Default for
each new text edit field.
• 123 – numeric entry only
Getting to know your P900
• ABC – uppercase entry
• abc – lowercase entry
in
Edit > Preferences
Control
When you are editing text you can:
• Press
• Press
Inserting symbols
When you are editing text you can press
on the application, choose
select an item from the symbol selector table. Use the Jog Dial
to select the row and press
select a symbol and press
T9
You can use T9 text input when writing, for example text
messages and e-mail. The T9 text input method uses a built-in
dictionary to recognise the most commonly used word for each
sequence of key presses. This way, you press each key only
once, even when the letter you want is not the first letter on the
key. Press and hold
The following example shows how to start writing a text.
and select
Text options > Input type
input type.
to switch between the input types in text edit
mode.
Add symbol
. Then scroll within the row to
.
®
text input
to change input method.
to select text
and, depending
or to
Text > Add symbol
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