Predictive Text Input-The T9 Method - NUANCE Series 60 Phones User Manual

Table 2
Number key Characters
1 Punctuation characters and symbols
2 a, b, c, 2, variants of a and b
3 d, e, f, 3, variants of d and e
4 g, h, i, 4, variants of i
5 j, k, l, 5, pound sign (#)
6 m, n, o, 6, variants of n and o
7 p, q, r, s, 7, German "double s", dollar sign ($)
8 t, u, v, 8, variants of u
9 w, x, y, z, 9, accented y, Icelandic thorn (þ)
0 0, space, new line
Some non-digit keys have special uses:
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[*]: When you press this key in a text field, when using a handset with an [Edit] key, a window
appears with punctuation marks and symbols. Use the navigation keys to scroll to a character, and
press [Select] to insert the character into your text. When no [Edit] key is present, this displays a
list of most recently used symbols, and you can press the [Down] key to see more options. In this
case, a long press of [*] gets you straight to the symbols list.
•
[#]: This key has several functions, depending on the way you press it:
When you press [#] normally, the case switches from upper to lower or vice versa for the
next letters that you enter. The phone application automatically determines which case is
appropriate. On phones that do not have an [Edit] key, further presses of [#] cycle
through all edit modes, including turning the dictionary on or off, and numeric mode.
When you press and hold [#] on a phone with an [Edit] key, the entry mode switches
between alphanumeric (letters and numbers) and numeric.
When you press [#] twice in a rapid succession on a handset with an [Edit] key, the T9
method is activated or deactivated.
Note: When you press [#], TALKS announces the case and the entry mode (alphanumeric or
numeric). If the T9 text-entry method is active, TALKS announces "Dictionary." (You can also
press [TALKS], [Long Key 2] to have TALKS read out this information; see section 4.1.5).
2.4.2 Predictive text input—the T9 method
To activate the T9 method:
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On a handset with an [Edit] key, press [#],[#], or press [TALKS], [TALKS] and select
Dictionary on.
•
On a handset without the [Edit] key, press and hold [#], until TALKS announces "Dictionary
on".
With the T9 method, you find the key with the letter that you need and press it only once. As you enter
each letter, the software makes comparisons with the words in the dictionary and the display changes; the
letters on the screen might be completely unrelated to what you are writing. However, when you finish
entering the word, the software displays it on the screen.
Note: You must press a key for every letter in the word; the software does not complete words for you.
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