Entering Text - Sony Ericsson V800 User Manual

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Switching writing language
When writing, you can switch
to one of your selected languages
by pressing and holding
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Entering letters
There are two ways of entering letters, for example, when writing a message or writing
a name in the phonebook:
• Multitap text input
You press each key as many times as needed to show the letter you want.
• T9™ Text Input
The T9 Text Input method uses a built-in dictionary to recognize the most commonly
used word for each sequence of key presses. This way, you press each key only once,
even if the letter you want is not the first letter on the key.
Writing languages
Before you start entering letters, you need to select the languages that you want to use
when writing.
To select writing language
1. } Settings } the General tab } Language } Writing language.
2. Scroll to each language that you want to use and mark it. } Save to exit the menu.
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To enter letters using multitap text input
1. To enter text, you have to be in a function where text input is possible, for example
} Messaging } Create message } SMS.
2. Press the appropriate key,
you want appears on the screen. You can see which characters you can choose from
for a specific key in the box in the top right corner of the screen.

Entering text

– , or , repeatedly until the character
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