Siemens M55 User Manual page 22

5 - messaging
text messages are easy,
quick and convenient
When a phone call is inappropriate, or you
only want to convey a short and simple
message, you can write a text message:
1 Press Menu. Messages will be
highlighted. Press Select.
2 Select New SMS. Your phone is preset
to use T9 predictive text input. To
change case and swap between
predictive, standard and numerical text
modes press # repeatedly while you are
writing the message.
T9
Predictive text input means that
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instead of pressing a key a number of
times to arrive at a letter, you only
press it once. Your phone then looks
at the combination of letters entered,
and predicts what your word is. For
example, to write the word orange,
you would press 6, 7, 2, 6, 4 and 3
once each.
Although while you are entering a
word it may look strange, as you near
How do I know which symbols are
available on which keys?
key symbol
1 1
space, return,
2 a b c 2 ä à æ å ç
3 d e f 3 é è
4 g h i 4 ì
5 j k l 5
6 m n o 6 ö ø ò ñ
7 p q r s 7 β
8 t u v 8 ü ù
9 w x y z 9
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. , ? ! ' " 0 - ( ) @ / : _
further symbols
# change text mode
the end of it your phone will predict it
for you.
If several options are found in the
dictionary, the most frequent one is
displayed first. To see the other
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suggestions press . Continue
to press until the correct word
is displayed. Press 1 for a space.
Occasionally, your dictionary will not
recognise a word, and you will need to
spell it using standard text input.
Standard text input allows you to
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enter a word by pressing a key a
number of times to get the right letter.
So, to write the letter O, press 6 three
times, and to get a Q press 7 twice.
To spell a word using standard text
input, press Spell. Press Save when
the correct word is displayed.
3 To send your text message when you
have finished writing it, press Options.
Send is highlighted. Press Select.
4 Enter the number of the recipient, or
press to pick a contact from
your phonebook. Alternatively, press
Group to send it to a group of
contacts.
5 Press OK.
Note: The cost to send a text message
depends on your Service Plan and you are
charged for each person the message is
sent to. If you are abroad, you will be
charged an additional fee by the network
you are using.
While writing a message, you can access a
number of text message options by
pressing Options.
Send
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Save
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Picture&Sound
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Allows you to add a picture or sound
to the message. See the next page
for more information.
Text modules
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Insert a pre-saved line of text. See
page 5.3 for more details.
Format
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Format the text in your message.
Clear Text
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Insert from
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Allows you to copy a contact from
your phonebook to the text message.
T9 input
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Activate or deactivate predictive text.
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