Entering Text With The Flip Closed - Sony Ericsson 910i User Manual

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Settings
For settings that are application-specific, tap
the application menu bar. For generic settings, use
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
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
• ABC – uppercase entry
32 Getting to know your P910i
in
Edit > Preferences
Control panel
key deletes several characters
• abc – lowercase entry
When you are editing text you can:
.
• Press and select
input type.
• Press to switch between the input types in text edit
mode.
Inserting symbols
When you are editing text you can press
on the application, choose
to select an item from the symbol selector table. Use the Jog
Dial to select the row and press
row to select a symbol and press
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T9 text input
™
You can use T9 Text Input when writing, for example text
messages and email. 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.
To enter letters using T9 Text Input
1. Select, for example,
to select text
Text options > Input type
and, depending
or
Add symbol Text options > Add symbol
. Then scroll within the
.
to change input method.
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Messages > Create SMS