Superior P910I - Manual (Page 33)

Getting to know your P910i 33
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There are three text entry types when you enter characters in
Chinese:
• Stroke – Chinese characters; Stroke input.
• Pinyin – Chinese characters; Pinyin input.
• 123 – numeric entry only.
When you are editing text you can:
• Press and select Text options > Language to select text
input language.
• Press and hold to switch input language.
• Press and select Text options > Input type to select text
input type.
• Press to switch between the input types in text edit
mode.
To input latin characters
1. If required, select the desired latin text entry method.
2. Press a key to see a pre-edit box with the different characters
on that key in the title area:
If the same key is pressed again, the next character in the pre-
edit box will be selected.
3. Press the key to delete the character to the left of the
cursor. If continuously pressed, the key deletes several
characters and then whole words.
4. Press and hold to start T9 text input, or to close it.
To input latin characters using T9 text input
You can use T9 text input when writing, for example text
messages and e-mail. The T9 text input method uses a built-in
dictionary to recognise the most commonly used word for each
sequence of key presses. This way, you press each key only
once, even when the letter you want is not the first letter on the
key. Press and hold
to change input method.
The following example shows how to start writing a text.
1. Select, for example, Messages > Create SMS .
2. For example, if you want to write the word ‘Jane’, press
.
During text entry, a suggestion list with word candidates are
presented. The most frequently used word is highlighted.
3. If the word is the word you want:
– Press or to accept and add a space.
If the word is not the one you want:
– Scroll with the Jog Dial up or down to view alternative
words (candidates). Press or to accept the
word and add a space.
If you do not find the word you want:
– Press to go to a list of options.
– Select Text options > Spell word .