Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input; Adding A Word To The T9 Database; Entering Characters By Tapping The Keypad - LG Sprint TP5250 Manual

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Selecting a Character Input Mode
Your Sprint PCS Phone TM provides convenient ways to enter words, letters,
punctuation and numbers whenever you are prompted to enter text, for
example, when adding an Internal Phone Book entry.
To change the character input mode:
When on a text entering screen, highlight
1.
To select a character input mode, highlight it and press
2.
to enter characters using T9 Text Input (see page 38).
T9Word
to enter characters by tapping the keypad (see page 39).
Abc
to enter symbols (see page 40).
SYM
to enter numbers (see page 40).
123
to display T9 help text.
T9Help

Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input

T9 Text Input lets you enter text in your Sprint PCS Phone by pressing keys
just once per letter. (To select the
"Selecting a Character Input Mode" on page 38.)
T9 Text Input analyzes the letters you enter using an intuitive word
database and creates a suitable word. (The word may change as you type.)
If the word you want does not display after you have entered all the letters,
press to scroll through additional word selections. To accept a word
0
and insert a space, press .
#
If you make a mistake, press
CLR
hold to delete an entire entry.
CLR
Section 5
38 Navigating through Menus and Entering Text
and press .
Mode
OK
.
OK
mode when entering text, see
T9 Word
to erase a single character. Press and

Adding a Word to the T9 Database

If a word you want to enter does not display as an option when you are
using T9 Text Input, you can add it to the database.
To add a word to the T9 Text Input database:
Select the character input mode. (See "Selecting a Character Input
1. Abc
Mode" on page 38.)
Enter the word using multi-tap text entry. (See "Entering Characters by
2.
Tapping the Keypad" on page 39.) The word will appear as an option
the next time you scroll through options during T9 Text Input.
For more information about T9 Text Input, visit their web site at
www.T9.com.

Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad

To enter characters by tapping the keypad, select the
"Selecting a Character Input Mode" on page 38). Press the corresponding
key until the desired character appears. By default, the first letter of a word
is capitalized and following letters are lowercase.
Characters scroll in the following order:
. , - ? ! ' @ : 1
1
A B C 2
2
D E F 3
3
G H I 4
4
J K L 5
5
M N O 6
6
P Q R S 7
7
T U V 8
8
W X Y Z 9
9
0
0
Space
#
Shift
After a character is entered, the cursor automatically advances to the next
space after two seconds or when you enter a character not on the same key.
Navigating through Menus and Entering Text 39
mode (see
Abc
Section 5