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45 Basics
Word mode
Word English Text Input lets you enter
text into your phone by pressing keys
just once per letter.
Word English Text Input analyzes the
letters you enter using an intuitive word
database and creates a suitable word.
(The word may change as you type.)
To enter a word using Word Character
Input:
1 Select the Word character input
mode.
2 Press the corresponding keys once
per letter to enter a word (for
example, to enter the word
Jeff,
press
5 3 3 3
). (If you make
a mistake, press
*
to erase a
single character. Press and hold
*
to delete an entire entry.)
3 To accept a word and insert a
space, press
#
.
To accept a word completion (such
as Jeffrey when you entered Jeff),
press
right.
Alpha mode
To enter characters by tapping the
keypad:
1 Select the Alpha mode.
2 Press the corresponding keys
repeatedly until the desired letter
appears. (For example, to enter the
word Jeff, press
5
once,
3
two
times,
3
three times, and
3
three times again. If you make a
mistake, press Delete to erase a
single character. Press and hold
Delete to erase an entire word.)
By default, the first letter of an entry is
capitalized and the following letters are
lowercased. After a character is
entered, the cursor automatically
advances to the next space after two
seconds or when you enter a character
on a different key.