Chinese Input - Sony Ericsson T618 User Manual

Chinese input

This mobile phone has different input methods for
entering Chinese characters:
• Pinyin input
• Stroke input
You can use these methods, for example, to enter
Chinese names and Chinese short messages.
Before you start
Chinese is the default language. If you want to select
another language or input method before you start
entering Chinese characters, please refer to the
following procedures:
To select a menu language
• Scroll to Settings, Language, Menus.
To select an input mode
• Scroll to Settings, Language, Input.
Switching between Chinese input methods
In the Chinese editing mode, you can select and
switch quickly to another Chinese input method by
pressing and holding
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Switching between Chinese and English input
In the Chinese editing mode, you can select and
switch quickly to another input mode by pressing
and holding .
General instructions
Regardless of which input method you choose,
your phone has a function to speed up the entry of
Chinese characters. Whenever you enter a stroke or
a Pinyin letter, a candidate row of the most
frequently used characters containing that stroke or
relating to that letter, appears at the bottom of the
input area.
If the character you want is not displayed in the
candidate row, press to present another candidate
row. Continue pressing
want is displayed. Alternatively, you can enter the
next stroke or Pinyin, and a new set of characters
will immediately be displayed in the candidate row.
To go back to the previous row, press
character in the candidate row, move the cursor to
that character and press the joystick.
Getting to know your phone
until the character you
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