Siemens Xelibri 1 - Manual (Page 13)

Text Messages
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Using “T9” to type
T9 enables you to write text messages by pressing each
number key just once (e.g., 4, 6, 8, 3, 5 for “hotel”).
To type, press the number key that shows the letter you
want once then repeat for next letter, ignoring
incorrectly displayed letters.
At the end of the word, check it is correct and press the
1 key for a space.
T9 Suggestions
If you reach the end of a word and it’s not correct, then
click
to choose » and repeat until you reach the
right suggestion or your phone asks you to spell the
word.
To spell a word
Press the number key that shows the letter you want the
correct number of times as in the Phonebook. For
example, press 2 once for “a” and twice for “b”.
Keep pressing for characters with accents.
Leave a short pause between letters that appear on the
same key.
When the word is correct, click
to choose Save.
To correct a message
Click to delete the previous letter. Hold down to
delete all preceding text.
Click
to move back and forward in a message. Hold
down to go to the start or end.
To insert a telephone number
Following a space, choose Options and Insert from â.
Select the entry to insert and choose Select.
Writing other characters
For spaces, punctuation and numbers
To switch T9 on or off, or type in capitals or
lower case letters
For an unfamiliar word or a name, you may want to
switch T9 off. You may also want to type capitals, lower
case letters or a long number.
Click the # key repeatedly to select the option you want.
Without T9 you must press each number key the correct
number of times for the letter you want.
space press 1
full stop press 0
punctuation press *. Click or to
highlight the required mark.
new line press 1 twice
number hold down the correct key
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