Sony Ericsson T290c User Manual page 20

To turn T9 Text Input on or off
Note: You can toggle T9 Text Input on/off by pressing
and holding .
The following example shows how to start writing a
text message:
To enter letters using T9 Text Input
1. Scroll to Messages,
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2. For example, if you want to write "lane",
press , ,
3. Press or repeatedly to view alternative
words (candidates).
4. If the word shown is the one you want:
• press to accept and add a space.
• press or to accept without a space.
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If the candidates do not include a word you want,
you can add a new word to the list during selection.
Note: To enter a digit while typing text, press and hold
the digit key. For example, to enter a '5', press and
hold .
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, Text, , Write new,
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To add a word to candidates
1. Scroll to a similar candidate to the word you want to
add, press , select Spell word,
2. Press repeatedly to delete one letter at a time.
Write the new word using multitap text input,
word is added to the dictionary. The next time you enter
the word you just added to the dictionary, it appears as
one of the alternative words.
3. Continue writing your message. See also "Sending text
. messages" on page 50.
Tip: Press
punctuation marks, press
repeatedly. Press
Press and hold
the text you are currently writing.
.
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to enter a period. To enter other
and then
to accept and add a space.
to select an input method for
. The
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or