LG S5000 User Manual page 120

GENERAL FUNCTIONS
Entering text
You can enter alphanumeric characters by using the
phone's keypad. For example, storing names in the
Address Book, writing a message, creating scheduling
events in the calendar all require entering text.
The following text input methods are available in the
phone.
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Some fields may allow only one text input mode
(e.g. telephone number in address book fields).
T9 mode
This mode allows you to enter words with only one
keystroke per letter. Each key on the keypad has more
than one letter. The T9 mode automatically compares
your keystrokes with an internal linguistic dictionary
to determine the correct word, thus requiring far
fewer keystrokes than the traditional ABC mode.
ABC mode
This mode lets you enter letters by pressing the key
labelled with the required letter once, twice, three or
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four times until the letter is displayed.
123 mode (Number mode)
Type numbers using one keystroke per number. To
change to 123 mode in a text entry field, press
key until 123 mode is displayed.
Symbolic Mode
This mode allows you to enter special characters.
Changing the text input mode
1. When you are in a field that allows characters to
be entered, you will notice the text input mode
indicator in the upper right corner of the display.
2. If you want to change modes, press
available modes are changed.
Using the T9 mode
The T9 predictive text input mode lets you enter
words easily with a minimum number of key presses.
As you press each key, the phone begins to display
the characters that it thinks you are typing based on
the built-in dictionary. As new letters are added, the
word changes to reflect the most likely candidate
from the dictionary.
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