Text Input With "T9 - Siemens S35i User Manual

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Text Input with "T9"

Text Input with "T9"
Text Input with "T9" Text Input with "T9"
When using "T9" for entering mes-
sages, you only need to enter one
keystroke for each letter. T9 deduc-
es the correct word from the individ-
ual key entries by making compari-
sons with a comprehensive
dictionary. If a number of letters is
possible with a key combination, T9
chooses the most common word
and offers a list of possible alterna-
tives.
Writing a Message Writing a Message
Writing a Message Writing a Message
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Enter the desired word by pressing
the key with the appropriate letter
only once, e.g. for "off":
  
Because the display is constantly
changing during input, it is best to
write a whole word without looking
at the display.
T9 converts language-specific spe-
cial characters, e.g. ä. Simply enter
the corresponding default character
in the message, e.g. a.
Messages Messages Messages Messages
Once you have completed your in-
put, check whether the word dis-
played is the one you want. If so, ter-
minate it, otherwise correct it:
Terminate a Word Terminate a Word Terminate a Word Terminate a Word


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Corrections Corrections
Corrections Corrections


Blank.
Press repeatedly for full
stop or comma.
Move to the right.
Press. Additional possible
letter combinations may
be displayed.
The current number of the
alternative proposal is dis-
played in pointy brackets
in the lower margin, the
number of the selected al-
ternative proposal is high-
lighted.
If no further entries are
made, the displayed word
is incorported in the mes-
sage.
Press to scroll through the
list of alternative propos-
als.
The last entry in the list is
the entry . Select
this entry to enter the
desired word manually.
This word is automatically
incorporated in the
dictionary.