Choosing Text Entry Methods - Asus J208 User Manual

Choosing text entry methods

From any text entry screen, such as a text
message window, select Options > Input
Method.
Multitap input
Multitap input enables you to enter individual
letters one by one. This is ideal for adding a
phonebook entry or entering a WAP address.
When you press a key, the characters assigned
to the key appear in the lower center of the
screen. Press the key repeatedly to scroll
through these characters. Pause for a moment
and the selected letter appears on the screen.
For practice, try creating a text message (SMS)
as follows:
From the menu, go to Messages > SMS >
Write Message. Before entering text, press
Option and select Multitap ABC/Multitap abc.
To enter the words "my phone" into the text
entry area, follow these steps:
1. Press
2. Press
3. Press
left soft key to enter a space.
4. Press
to enter h. Continue in this fashion until
the word "phone" is entered.
Smart ABC
Smart ABC is a predictive text entry method,
which uses a built-in dictionary to predict the
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word you are typing. You can choose the
to select m.
three times to select y.
, followed by the enter key or
to enter p, then press
correct word by pressing the keys repetitively
and scrolling through the words suggested
by the phone. By reducing the number of
keystrokes, the smart ABC helps some users to
type messages more quickly.
Whenever you press a key, a list of possible
characters or character combinations is
created. To enter text, use the up and down
joystick keys to find the character combination
you want. Press the right joystick key to
proceed entering the next character. If you
make a mistake, press Clear.
Here is an example of how to enter the word
"baby" using smart text entry.
1. Press
screen.
2. Press
next suggestion which is ba. If you press
the up/down joystick keys, the phone
scrolls through all possible two-letter
combinations of the letters a, b, and c.
3. Press
letter combinations of the letters a, b, and
c.
4. Press
twice
5. Press Option > Done when finished.
NOtE: For smart text entry to work properly, ensure the
language settings in your phone match the language you want
to type in. To set the language, go to Settings > Phone Settings
> Language.
Numeric text entry
Numeric text entry allows you to create a text
. The letter a appears on the
again quickly to go to the
again quickly to display three-
The word "baby" is complete.