Using Predictive Text - VTech Cell Phone Manual

Using predictive text

Your phone includes an intelligent word predictor that
helps you to write messages more quickly. Using the
predictor means that you do not need to repeatedly press
keys to achieve the required characters of each word.
To switch the predictor ON or OFF:
Within the message editor, either:
• to view the message menu,
edit mode, to enter,
or
• Press and hold until the
(predictor ON) or disappears (predictor OFF) at the
foot of the display.
Note: you can switch the predictor on or off at any
stage during the message editing process.
To enter words using the predictor:
Begin entering a word - for each character, press the key
containing that character only once.
As you enter each character, the predictor calculates all of
the words that might be formed using that combination of
keypresses. The predictor's current 'best guess' is
displayed in the top left corner of the display and the
number of possible words are shown at the bottom of the
screen.
If a match cannot be found:
If the predictor cannot find a match for the characters that
you have entered, it will display Unknown word. The
to choose Change
entered characters are then shown isolated from the
remaining message and you are prompted to Type new
word.
icon appears
When the message is complete:
Send the message as normal. See step 5 of the section
Creating text messages for further details.
• to scroll through other guesses,
• to accept the current guess,
• to delete the last typed character.
• Type the word out in full using the normal method of
multiple key presses to achieve the exact characters.
• to accept the entered word and return to the main
message editor. This word is then added to the
dictionary for future use.
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