Toshiba G500 - Manual (Page 56)

Text Input
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Text Input
XT9 mode
The allows you to enter words with only one keystroke
per letter. Every key has more than one letter
assigned to it. For example, pressing the 3 key can
enter the letters D, E or F. XT9 mode compares your
preceding keystrokes with an internal dictionary to
formulate the most likely word. As a result, entering
text in XT9 mode requires far fewer keystrokes, and
can be much quicker, than the conventional Multi-
press mode.
Numeric mode
Using Numeric mode, you press a key to enter the
corresponding number into a field. Typically the
input mode changes to Numeric mode for the entry
of telephone numbers.
To enter numbers in text
1. Press and hold the * key to change to Numeric
mode.
2. Enter numbers with the keypad.
3. Press the * key again and hold to return to
previous mode.
More tips on text entry
• To switch between Upper case, Lower case and
Caps Lock, press the * key.
• To delete a single character, press the Back/
Delete key briefly. To delete all the characters in
the message area, press and hold the Back/
Delete key.
• To enter a space or symbol in Multi-press or XT9
mode, press the # key briefly.
• To display miscellaneous symbols and
characters, press and hold the # key.
• To enter the + character for international calls,
press and hold the 0 key.
NOTE: When using XT9 mode, other words
appear in the window below. These are words
that could be created using that sequence.
Scroll down the list and select the appropriate
word by pressing the Action key, if
necessary.
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TIP: To enter numbers without changing to
Numeric mode, press and hold the
corresponding key for 1 second.