Sony Ericsson V800 Swisscom User Manual page 22

Basics
• T9™ Text Input
The T9 Text Input method uses a built-in dictionary to
recognize the most commonly used word for each sequence
of key presses. This way, you press each key only once,
even if the letter you want is not the first letter on the key.
Writing languages
Before you start entering letters, you need to select the
languages that you want to use when writing.
To select writing language
1. } Settings } the General tab } Language
} Writing language.
2. Scroll to each language that you want to use and mark it.
} Save to exit the menu.
When writing, you can switch to one of your selected languages
by pressing and holding
To enter letters using multitap text input
1. To enter text, you have to be in a function where text input
is possible, for example } Messaging } Create message
} SMS.
2. Press the appropriate key,
repeatedly until the character you want appears on the screen.
You can see which characters you can choose from for a
specific key in the box in the top right corner of the screen.
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– , or
Example:
• To enter an 'A', press
• To enter a 'B', quickly press
• To shift between capital and lower-case letters, press
then enter the letter.
• You can use the volume buttons as a shortcut to certain
letters. To enter a 'B', press and hold
To enter a 'C', press and hold
To enter letters using T9 Text Input
1. To enter text, you have to be in a function where text input
is possible, for example } Messaging } Create message
} SMS.
2. For example, if you want to write the word "Jane",
press ,
3. If the word shown is the one you want, press
and add a space. To accept a word without adding a space,
press . If the word shown is not the one you want, press
or repeatedly to view alternative words. Accept
a word and add a space by pressing
4. Continue writing your message. To enter a full stop or other
punctuation marks, press
repeatedly. Accept by pressing
,
once.
twice.
and press
and press
, , .
.
and then or
.
,
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.
to accept