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Using T9 mode
To form a word in T9 mode, press the numeric keys that contain the letters
you want. As you enter letters, T9 analyzes your keypresses and attempts to
complete the word. For example, to enter the word “shoe,” press 7, 4, 6, 3.
To enter text in T9 mode
1. Press and hold the * key.
2. On the menu, click T9.
3. Do any of the following:
• Enter letters by pressing the keys on which the letters appear.
Press a key only once for each letter. If there is more than one
choice in the T9 dictionary for your entry, a list of available words
is displayed.
• Press the # key to enter a space after the word as entered, or click
one of the available words and the space is added automatically.
• If you do not see the desired word, click Add Word? from the list,
and then enter the word using Multipress.
• To enter punctuation, press 1, and select from a list of common
punctuation.
Using Numeric mode
If a text box permits a numeric entry only, such as a phone number, the
input mode automatically defaults to Numeric mode. However, if you need
to enter numbers within a line of text, change to Numeric mode, and then
change back to Multipress or T9 mode to finish entering the text.
To enter numbers in text boxes
1. Press and hold the * key to change to Numeric mode (123).
2. On the keypad, enter the number or numbers you want.
3. Change back to Multipress or T9 input mode by pressing and holding
the * key, and then finish entering your text.
More text entry tasks
In both Multipress and T9 modes, the first letter of a sentence is by default
capitalized.
